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East Dunseith is a tiny town of 450 people in Rolette County, North Dakota. It's about 72 miles from Minot, ND and 417 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $456 a month.
450people
$124kTypical home
$456/moRent
78° / 16°Summer / winter
46"Snow
236Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 450
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 417 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Minot, ND
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $456/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 95 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 26
- 62% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to MOT airport
- 423 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 240 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,077 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 147 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 145 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rolette County: D+28 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.