Living in Glenburn, ND
Glenburn is a tiny town of 461 people in Renville County, North Dakota. It's about 19 miles from Minot, ND and 449 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
461people
$178kTypical home
$1,326/moRent
83° / 21°Summer / winter
48"Snow
236Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,532 people per sq mi
- 449 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Minot, ND
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,326/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 31
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MOT airport
- 454 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 250 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,558 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 120 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Renville County: R+68 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk