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Powers Lake is a tiny town of 301 people in Burke County, North Dakota. It's about 67 miles from Minot, ND and 508 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
301people
$232kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
80° / 18°Summer / winter
44"Snow
240Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 301
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 217 people per sq mi
- 508 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 67 mi to Minot, ND
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,464/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 85 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to XWA airport
- 513 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,218 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 149 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 52 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 61 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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