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Washburn is a small town of 1,507 people in McLean County, North Dakota. It's about 35 miles from Bismarck, ND and 405 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $818 a month.
1,507people
$238kTypical home
$818/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
238Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,507
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 405 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 35 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,502/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 18 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
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BIS airport
- 409 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 246 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,824 ft
- 748 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: R+58 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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