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Harvey is a small town of 1,679 people in Wells County, North Dakota. It's about 70 miles from Minot, ND and 372 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $649 a month.
1,679people
$119kTypical home
$649/moRent
81° / 17°Summer / winter
37"Snow
239Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,679
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 372 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Minot, ND
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $649/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 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 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DVL airport
- 377 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,588 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wells County: R+63 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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