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Country around New Town is a rural area of about 4,426 people in Mountrail County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Minot, ND and 489 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $850 a month.
4,426people
$227kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
39"Snow
241Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,426 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 489 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Minot, ND
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to XWA airport
- 494 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,887 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mountrail County: R+43 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