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Hettinger is a small town of 1,250 people in Adams County, North Dakota. It's about 105 miles from Bismarck, ND and 446 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $568 a month.
1,250people
$112kTypical home
$568/moRent
85° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
248Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 446 mi to Denver, CO
- 105 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 62 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $568/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to DIK airport
- 437 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,697 ft
- 861 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+63 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