IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Menoken, ND
Menoken is a tiny town of 102 people in Burleigh County, North Dakota. It's about 11 miles from Bismarck, ND and 372 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $998 a month.
102people
$245kTypical home
$998/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
49"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
Is Menoken right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 102
- Part of a metro area
- About 47 people per sq mi
- 372 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 11 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,542/mo)
- Median rent $998/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BIS airport
- 376 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,729 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burleigh County: R+43 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
- 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.