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Medora is a tiny town of 198 people in Billings County, North Dakota. It's about 130 miles from Bismarck, ND and 499 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $625 a month.
198people
$165kTypical home
$625/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
248Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 499 mi to Denver, CO
- 130 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DIK airport
- 491 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,264 ft
- 825 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 129 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Billings County: R+70 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.