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Country around New England is a rural area of about 1,053 people in Hettinger County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 105 miles from Bismarck, ND and 477 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,053people
$227kTypical home
$843/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
248Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,053 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 477 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable 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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 49
- 16% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to DIK airport
- 468 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,658 ft
- 835 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hettinger County: R+69 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very 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