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Grand Forks is a mid-size city of 59,042 people in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. It's part of the Grand Forks, ND area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $980 a month.
59,042people
$250kTypical home
$980/moRent
80° / 15°Summer / winter
49"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,042
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,028 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Grand Forks, ND area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,576/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to GFK airport
- 279 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 830 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Grand Forks County: R+18 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