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Country around New Leipzig is a rural area of about 400 people in Hettinger County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Bismarck, ND and 433 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $828 a month.
400people
$100kTypical home
$828/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
53"Snow
248Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 400 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 433 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DIK airport
- 437 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 251 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,330 ft
- 826 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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