Living in Noonan, ND
Noonan is a tiny town of 163 people in Divide County, North Dakota. It's about 91 miles from Minot, ND and 533 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
163people
$119kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
39"Snow
240Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 163
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 558 people per sq mi
- 533 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 91 mi to Minot, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to XWA airport
- 538 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,949 ft
- 695 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 177 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 46 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 179 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 89 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Divide County: R+55 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.