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Des Lacs is a tiny town of 163 people in Ward County, North Dakota. It's about 13 miles from Minot, ND and 454 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
163people
$130kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
52"Snow
236Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 163
- Part of a metro area
- About 303 people per sq mi
- 454 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Minot, ND
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MOT airport
- 459 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 234 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,942 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 107 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 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
- 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.