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Towner is a tiny town of 467 people in McHenry County, North Dakota. It's about 41 miles from Minot, ND and 411 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $450 a month.
467people
$78kTypical home
$450/moRent
83° / 18°Summer / winter
40"Snow
236Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 565 people per sq mi
- 411 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 41 mi to Minot, ND
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $450/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 87 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MOT airport
- 416 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 237 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 108 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McHenry County: R+64 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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