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Killdeer is a tiny town of 985 people in Dunn County, North Dakota. It's about 91 miles from Minot, ND and 483 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $893 a month.
985people
$341kTypical home
$893/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
39"Snow
241Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 985
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 483 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 91 mi to Minot, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,151/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DIK airport
- 487 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,231 ft
- 779 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunn County: R+69 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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