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Dodge is a tiny town of 109 people in Dunn County, North Dakota. It's about 75 miles from Bismarck, ND and 457 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $922 a month.
109people
$204kTypical home
$922/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
35"Snow
241Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 457 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 75 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $922/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to DIK airport
- 461 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,985 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunn County: R+69 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.