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Frontier is a tiny town of 169 people in Cass County, North Dakota. It's about 4 miles from Fargo, ND and 213 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $958 a month.
169people
$385kTypical home
$958/moRent
82° / 17°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 169
- Part of a metro area
- About 899 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to Fargo, ND
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,430/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,587 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to FAR airport
- 219 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+8 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.