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Mott is a tiny town of 742 people in Hettinger County, North Dakota. It's about 80 miles from Bismarck, ND and 447 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $622 a month.
742people
$75kTypical home
$622/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
50"Snow
248Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 742
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 807 people per sq mi
- 447 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 80 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to DIK airport
- 451 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,408 ft
- 831 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hettinger County: R+69 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.