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Portal is a tiny town of 129 people in Burke County, North Dakota. It's about 78 miles from Minot, ND and 518 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $674 a month.
129people
$87kTypical home
$674/moRent
79° / 18°Summer / winter
39"Snow
240Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 518 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 78 mi to Minot, ND
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 32
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to XWA airport
- 523 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,955 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 172 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 68 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 173 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burke County: R+74 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk