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Rolette is a tiny town of 363 people in Rolette County, North Dakota. It's about 72 miles from Minot, ND and 402 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 13°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $347 a month.
363people
$128kTypical home
$347/moRent
78° / 13°Summer / winter
44"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 363
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 360 people per sq mi
- 402 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Minot, ND
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$810/mo)
- Median rent $347/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 13°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 95 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to DVL airport
- 408 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 136 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 134 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rolette County: D+28 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.