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Country around Saint John is a rural area of about 1,069 people in Rolette County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Minot, ND and 414 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $745 a month.
1,069people
$119kTypical home
$745/moRent
77° / 16°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,069 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 414 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 83 mi to Minot, ND
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to DVL airport
- 419 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 236 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,182 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 146 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 154 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 72 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.