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Tolna is a tiny town of 124 people in Nelson County, North Dakota. It's about 63 miles from Grand Forks, ND and 316 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 16°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $498 a month.
124people
$83kTypical home
$498/moRent
80° / 16°Summer / winter
51"Snow
239Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 124
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 63 mi to Grand Forks, ND
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$523/mo)
- Median rent $498/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 16°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (33 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DVL airport
- 321 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,453 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 127 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nelson County: R+32 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk