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Lakota is a tiny town of 784 people in Nelson County, North Dakota. It's about 59 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 322 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $597 a month.
784people
$168kTypical home
$597/moRent
79° / 15°Summer / winter
40"Snow
238Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 785 people per sq mi
- 322 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 59 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $597/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to DVL airport
- 327 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 654 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+32 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk