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Ryder is a tiny town of 100 people in Ward County, North Dakota. It's about 28 miles from Minot, ND and 449 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $1k a month.
100people
$53kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
81° / 19°Summer / winter
48"Snow
238Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- Part of a metro area
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 449 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Minot, ND
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$336/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MOT airport
- 454 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 230 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ward County: R+47 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.