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Portland is a tiny town of 549 people in Traill County, North Dakota. It's about 32 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 263 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $623 a month.
549people
$194kTypical home
$623/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
42"Snow
237Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 549
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 32 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $623/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GFK airport
- 268 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Traill County: R+32 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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