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Grenora is a tiny town of 408 people in Williams County, North Dakota. It's about 125 miles from Minot, ND and 564 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $849 a month.
408people
$191kTypical home
$849/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
37"Snow
240Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 408
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 671 people per sq mi
- 564 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 125 mi to Minot, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,204/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 79 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 28% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to XWA airport
- 569 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,123 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 193 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 195 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 111 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williams 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
- 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.