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Michigan City is a tiny town of 277 people in Nelson County, North Dakota. It's about 48 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 313 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
277people
$120kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
79° / 14°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 551 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 48 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 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 46
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DVL airport
- 319 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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