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McVille is a tiny town of 365 people in Nelson County, North Dakota. It's about 52 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 304 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 15°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $579 a month.
365people
$98kTypical home
$579/moRent
80° / 15°Summer / winter
47"Snow
239Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 365
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 52 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 15°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 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 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DVL airport
- 309 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 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
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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