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Sawyer is a tiny town of 353 people in Ward County, North Dakota. It's about 14 miles from Minot, ND and 428 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
353people
$211kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
43"Snow
236Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- Part of a metro area
- About 719 people per sq mi
- 428 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to Minot, ND
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 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 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MOT airport
- 433 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 257 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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