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Country around Plaza is a rural area of about 585 people in Mountrail County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Minot, ND and 467 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
585people
$170kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 585 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 467 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Minot, ND
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MOT airport
- 471 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,100 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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