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Four Bears Village is a tiny town of 154 people in McKenzie County, North Dakota. It's about 63 miles from Minot, ND and 490 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $956 a month.
154people
$350kTypical home
$956/moRent
84° / 22°Summer / winter
39"Snow
241Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 154
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 151 people per sq mi
- 490 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Minot, ND
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,205/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 34% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to XWA airport
- 495 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,978 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 35 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKenzie County: R+70 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
- Moderate 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.