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Ellendale is a small town of 1,033 people in Dickey County, North Dakota. It's about 100 miles from Fargo, ND and 265 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $757 a month.
1,033people
$116kTypical home
$757/moRent
83° / 21°Summer / winter
40"Snow
243Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 100 mi to Fargo, ND
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 29
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ABR airport
- 269 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 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
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickey County: R+52 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk