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Country around Parshall is a rural area of about 1,369 people in Mountrail County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Minot, ND and 468 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,369people
$170kTypical home
$727/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
44"Snow
241Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,369 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 468 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Minot, ND
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 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 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MOT airport
- 473 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,185 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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