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Country around Willow City is a rural area of about 438 people in Bottineau County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Minot, ND and 415 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $743 a month.
438people
$94kTypical home
$743/moRent
80° / 15°Summer / winter
44"Snow
236Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 438 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 415 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 53 mi to Minot, ND
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 15°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 93 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (549 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MOT airport
- 421 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bottineau County: R+55 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.