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Drayton is a tiny town of 763 people in Pembina County, North Dakota. It's about 45 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 310 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $495 a month.
763people
$108kTypical home
$495/moRent
81° / 15°Summer / winter
43"Snow
237Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 763
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,160 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$678/mo)
- Median rent $495/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 81 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GFK airport
- 316 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 604 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 131 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pembina County: R+53 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk