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Epping is a tiny town of 124 people in Williams County, North Dakota. It's about 96 miles from Minot, ND and 530 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
124people
$209kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
83° / 21°Summer / winter
45"Snow
240Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 124
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 332 people per sq mi
- 530 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 96 mi to Minot, ND
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,318/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to XWA airport
- 535 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,228 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 157 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 160 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 94 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williams County: R+68 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.