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Country around Munich is a rural area of about 436 people in Towner County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 369 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $757 a month.
436people
$121kTypical home
$757/moRent
78° / 14°Summer / winter
41"Snow
238Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 436 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 369 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 97 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DVL airport
- 375 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 99 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 41 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 156 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Towner County: R+46 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.