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Fort Totten is a small town of 1,038 people in Benson County, North Dakota. It's about 89 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 343 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $337 a month.
1,038people
$90kTypical home
$337/moRent
79° / 16°Summer / winter
46"Snow
239Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,038
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 343 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 89 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $337/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 13
- 69% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DVL airport
- 349 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benson County: R+19 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.