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Rolla is a small town of 1,039 people in Rolette County, North Dakota. It's about 87 miles from Minot, ND and 402 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $620 a month.
1,039people
$152kTypical home
$620/moRent
75° / 16°Summer / winter
40"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,039
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 402 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 87 mi to Minot, ND
- 87 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 87 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to DVL airport
- 407 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 224 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,801 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 134 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 85 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 60 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