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Fort Ransom is a tiny town of 106 people in Ransom County, North Dakota. It's about 57 miles from Fargo, ND and 249 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $691 a month.
106people
$205kTypical home
$691/moRent
83° / 20°Summer / winter
47"Snow
236Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 57 mi to Fargo, ND
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,292/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 60
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to JMS airport
- 254 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 4 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
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ransom County: R+28 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.