Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

DGwinnerBetter than 11% of districts in the state DDunseithBetter than 5% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

GwinnerDunseith

Snow a year47″50″

January low-0°F -4°F

July high82°F 79°F

Growing season (days)136d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd 26th

Outdoors & history

GwinnerDunseith

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land29.1%0%

Settled1901 1884

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here—3

Community

GwinnerDunseith

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GwinnerND DunseithND

Gwinner ↔ Dunseith211 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

GwinnerDunseith

People

Population 859Highest 818Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +22.7%Highest ND: +15.8% -18.2%Lowest ND: +15.8%

Median age 31.4±4.7Lowest 13% below ND 36.4±0.6Highest about the ND average

Dunseith and Gwinner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26%±4.9Lowest ND: 23.5% 36.2%±6.3Highest ND: 23.5%

Dunseith and Gwinner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.5%±3.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 18.6%±7.4Highest ND: 16.5%

Dunseith and Gwinner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 11.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.5Highest ND: 7.6% 1.7%±1.8Lowest ND: 7.6%

Gwinner and Dunseith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,250±$12kHighest 16% below ND $51,449±$1kLowest 33% below ND

Gwinner and Dunseith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $172,100±$44k 31% below ND —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $906±$54Highest 5% below ND $364±$362Lowest 62% below ND

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,350Highest 5% below ND $730Lowest 70% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21%±11.3Lowest ND: 38.9% 25%±1.8Highest ND: 38.9%

Dunseith and Gwinner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.9%Lowest ND: 10.8% 11.1%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 50.9%Highest ND: 62.9% 43.4%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 14 yrs newer than ND 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 55% below ND 20 minHighest 12% above ND

Work from home 2.8%±3Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±4.2Lowest ND: 8.1%

Gwinner and Dunseith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 44.4%Highest 14.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.75Highest 2.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (7%)Belcourt (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DunseithFew work in Gwinner

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 29.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 1.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.4Lowest 52.3Highest

Schools

School district NORTH SARGENT 3DUNSEITH 1

High school in town North Sargent High SchoolDunseith High School

Students per teacherat that high school 5.8Lowest 9.3Highest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Gwinner vs Dunseith

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What daily life feels like in each

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