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Country around Towner is a rural area of about 884 people in McHenry County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Minot, ND and 413 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $450 a month.
884people
$124kTypical home
$450/moRent
83° / 19°Summer / winter
40"Snow
236Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 884 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 37 mi to Minot, ND
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $450/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MOT airport
- 418 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 240 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,470 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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 bottom 31% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+64 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