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Trenton is a tiny town of 406 people in Williams County, North Dakota. It's about 119 miles from Minot, ND and 546 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $617 a month.
406people
$305kTypical home
$617/moRent
85° / 23°Summer / winter
41"Snow
240Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 406
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 546 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 119 mi to Minot, ND
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,926/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 240 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 125 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to XWA airport
- 551 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,916 ft
- 764 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 167 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 171 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 78 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williams County: R+68 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk