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Richardton is a tiny town of 768 people in Stark County, North Dakota. It's about 74 miles from Bismarck, ND and 455 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $593 a month.
768people
$189kTypical home
$593/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
33"Snow
248Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 768
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 347 people per sq mi
- 455 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 74 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $593/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,315 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DIK airport
- 459 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,457 ft
- 800 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+66 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