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Country around Medora is a rural area of about 320 people in Billings County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 132 miles from Bismarck, ND and 501 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $629 a month.
320people
$295kTypical home
$629/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
30"Snow
248Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 320 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 501 mi to Denver, CO
- 132 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 63
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DIK airport
- 493 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,605 ft
- 823 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Billings County: R+70 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.