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West Fargo is a small city of 40,094 people in Cass County, North Dakota. It's about 4 miles from Fargo, ND and 218 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
40,094people
$322kTypical home
$1,111/moRent
82° / 18°Summer / winter
51"Snow
236Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,094
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,479 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to Fargo, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,030/mo)
- Median rent $1,111/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,023 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to FAR airport
- 224 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+8 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk