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Mandan is a small city of 24,522 people in Morton County, North Dakota. It's about 6 miles from Bismarck, ND and 388 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,522people
$260kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
50"Snow
244Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,522
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,814 people per sq mi
- 388 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Bismarck, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,638/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BIS airport
- 392 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,650 ft
- 775 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+54 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk