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New Salem is a tiny town of 780 people in Morton County, North Dakota. It's about 31 miles from Bismarck, ND and 413 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $871 a month.
780people
$187kTypical home
$871/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
44"Snow
244Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 780
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 31 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,179/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BIS airport
- 417 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 261 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,156 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morton County: R+54 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk