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Dickinson is a small city of 25,357 people in Stark County, North Dakota. It's about 96 miles from Bismarck, ND and 477 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $957 a month.
25,357people
$264kTypical home
$957/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,357
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,921 people per sq mi
- 477 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 96 mi to Bismarck, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,663/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,523 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DIK airport
- 481 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,500 ft
- 809 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Stark County: R+66 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