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Palermo is a tiny town of 129 people in Mountrail County, North Dakota. It's about 44 miles from Minot, ND and 484 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $1k a month.
129people
$138kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
49"Snow
240Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 484 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 44 mi to Minot, ND
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MOT airport
- 489 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,208 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 125 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 41 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mountrail County: R+43 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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
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.