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Maddock is a tiny town of 474 people in Benson County, North Dakota. It's about 83 miles from Minot, ND and 363 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $528 a month.
474people
$66kTypical home
$528/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
37"Snow
239Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 474
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 537 people per sq mi
- 363 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 83 mi to Minot, ND
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$414/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 82 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DVL airport
- 368 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,578 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benson County: R+19 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.