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Wilton is a tiny town of 607 people in McLean County, North Dakota. It's about 24 miles from Bismarck, ND and 391 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $838 a month.
607people
$216kTypical home
$838/moRent
80° / 19°Summer / winter
42"Snow
238Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 607
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,092 people per sq mi
- 391 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,361/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BIS airport
- 395 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 234 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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