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Flasher is a tiny town of 222 people in Morton County, North Dakota. It's about 33 miles from Bismarck, ND and 398 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $575 a month.
222people
$169kTypical home
$575/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
47"Snow
244Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 222
- Part of a metro area
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 398 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $575/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BIS airport
- 402 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 257 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,913 ft
- 805 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+54 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.