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Medina is a tiny town of 255 people in Stutsman County, North Dakota. It's about 70 miles from Bismarck, ND and 319 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $653 a month.
255people
$84kTypical home
$653/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
39"Snow
243Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 255
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 319 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 70 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$531/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,100 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to JMS airport
- 324 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,811 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stutsman County: R+45 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk