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Elgin is a tiny town of 585 people in Grant County, North Dakota. It's about 59 miles from Bismarck, ND and 426 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $650 a month.
585people
$103kTypical home
$650/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
57"Snow
244Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 426 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DIK airport
- 429 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 256 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,352 ft
- 820 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+67 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk