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Country around Wildrose is a rural area of about 414 people in Williams County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 91 miles from Minot, ND and 532 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
414people
$149kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
38"Snow
240Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 414 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 532 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 91 mi to Minot, ND
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to XWA airport
- 537 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,205 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 168 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 170 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 85 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williams County: R+68 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.