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Scranton is a tiny town of 387 people in Bowman County, North Dakota. It's about 122 miles from Bismarck, ND and 450 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $779 a month.
387people
$118kTypical home
$779/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 387
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 564 people per sq mi
- 450 mi to Denver, CO
- 122 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$741/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DIK airport
- 441 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,802 ft
- 863 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bowman County: R+73 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk