IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Rocklake, ND
Rocklake is a tiny town of 102 people in Towner County, North Dakota. It's about 101 miles from Minot, ND and 387 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $442 a month.
102people
$101kTypical home
$442/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
39"Snow
238Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
Is Rocklake right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 102
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 387 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 101 mi to Minot, ND
- 101 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $442/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 92 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DVL airport
- 392 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,542 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 152 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Towner County: R+46 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.