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Stanton is a tiny town of 470 people in Mercer County, North Dakota. It's about 45 miles from Bismarck, ND and 421 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
470people
$118kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
41"Snow
238Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,324 people per sq mi
- 421 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 45 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIS airport
- 425 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 251 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,706 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+69 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
- 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.