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Shell Valley is a small town of 1,243 people in Rolette County, North Dakota. It's about 77 miles from Minot, ND and 408 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $428 a month.
1,243people
$97kTypical home
$428/moRent
79° / 17°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 408 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 77 mi to Minot, ND
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $428/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 17°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
- 43" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 96 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 27
- 48% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to DVL airport
- 413 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 230 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 142 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.