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South Heart is a tiny town of 503 people in Stark County, North Dakota. It's about 105 miles from Bismarck, ND and 485 miles from Minneapolis, MN, 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 $325k and rent runs about $619 a month.
503people
$325kTypical home
$619/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
40"Snow
248Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 373 people per sq mi
- 485 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 105 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,046/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,315 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DIK airport
- 489 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,477 ft
- 815 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stark County: R+66 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