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Country around Rugby is a rural area of about 3,415 people in Pierce County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Minot, ND and 393 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $849 a month.
3,415people
$153kTypical home
$849/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
43"Snow
236Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,415 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 393 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Minot, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$966/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DVL airport
- 398 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,572 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 106 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+54 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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