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Country around Rolette is a rural area of about 738 people in Rolette County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Minot, ND and 403 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $505 a month.
738people
$155kTypical home
$505/moRent
78° / 13°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 738 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 403 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Minot, ND
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$980/mo)
- Median rent $505/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 95 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to DVL airport
- 409 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 135 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rolette County: D+28 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.