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Rugby is a small town of 2,481 people in Pierce County, North Dakota. It's about 60 miles from Minot, ND and 396 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $853 a month.
2,481people
$132kTypical home
$853/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,086 people per sq mi
- 396 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 60 mi to Minot, ND
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°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
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 84 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to DVL airport
- 401 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,532 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 114 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: R+54 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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