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Country around Wimbledon is a rural area of about 362 people in Barnes County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Fargo, ND and 290 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $625 a month.
362people
$285kTypical home
$625/moRent
82° / 20°Summer / winter
37"Snow
239Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 362 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Fargo, ND
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,797/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to JMS airport
- 295 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,480 ft
- 713 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnes County: R+35 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk