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Fort Yates is a tiny town of 107 people in Sioux County, North Dakota. It's about 51 miles from Bismarck, ND and 365 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $444 a month.
107people
$107kTypical home
$444/moRent
86° / 24°Summer / winter
39"Snow
244Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 107
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,783 people per sq mi
- 365 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 51 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $444/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIS airport
- 368 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 233 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 818 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sioux County: D+39 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
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.