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Williston is a small city of 28,056 people in Williams County, North Dakota. It's about 109 miles from Minot, ND and 540 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,056people
$286kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
85° / 22°Summer / winter
48"Snow
240Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,056
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,090 people per sq mi
- 540 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 109 mi to Minot, ND
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,805/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to XWA airport
- 545 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,985 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 164 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 167 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 89 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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