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Drake is a tiny town of 300 people in McHenry County, North Dakota. It's about 47 miles from Minot, ND and 395 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $700 a month.
300people
$76kTypical home
$700/moRent
81° / 18°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 152 people per sq mi
- 395 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Minot, ND
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MOT airport
- 400 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+64 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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