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Oriska is a tiny town of 231 people in Barnes County, North Dakota. It's about 46 miles from Fargo, ND and 256 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $535 a month.
231people
$77kTypical home
$535/moRent
82° / 18°Summer / winter
37"Snow
236Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 231
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 865 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 46 mi to Fargo, ND
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JMS airport
- 261 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnes County: R+35 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk