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Country around Solen is a rural area of about 437 people in Morton County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Bismarck, ND and 380 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
437people
$192kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
85° / 25°Summer / winter
47"Snow
244Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 437 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 380 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BIS airport
- 384 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,752 ft
- 803 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+54 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.