Living in Pembina, ND
Pembina is a tiny town of 625 people in Pembina County, North Dakota. It's about 73 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 334 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $718 a month.
625people
$136kTypical home
$718/moRent
79° / 13°Summer / winter
41"Snow
237Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 625
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 73 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$859/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 91 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to GFK airport
- 340 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 150 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pembina County: R+53 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk