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Devils Lake is a big small town of 7,308 people in Ramsey County, North Dakota. It's about 84 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 344 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $711 a month.
7,308people
$165kTypical home
$711/moRent
79° / 16°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,308
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 344 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 84 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to DVL airport
- 349 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,427 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ramsey County: R+40 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk