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Country around Richardton is a rural area of about 1,244 people in Stark County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Bismarck, ND and 451 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $794 a month.
1,244people
$205kTypical home
$794/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
34"Snow
248Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,244 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 451 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,293/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,315 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DIK airport
- 455 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 224 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,287 ft
- 797 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+66 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