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Minot is a small city of 47,791 people in Ward County, North Dakota. It's part of the Minot, ND area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $973 a month.
47,791people
$257kTypical home
$973/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
236Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,791
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,725 people per sq mi
- 442 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Minot, ND area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,621/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MOT airport
- 447 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 247 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,545 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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