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Harwood is a tiny town of 819 people in Cass County, North Dakota. It's about 8 miles from Fargo, ND and 222 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $958 a month.
819people
$321kTypical home
$958/moRent
82° / 18°Summer / winter
50"Snow
236Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- Part of a metro area
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Fargo, ND
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,025/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 18°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 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 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to FAR airport
- 228 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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.