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A town of 426, settled in 1875. A typical home worth about $172K.

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Population
426
−8.2% since 2010
Typical home
$172K
+11.5% in a year
Median age
46.2
years
Jobs based here
97
A commuter town

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426 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Cavalier home is worth about $172K

The typical Cavalier home is worth about $172,000, up 11.5% in a year, 41% below the North Dakota typical home.

$172KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cavalier$172K
North Dakota$292K
+11.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cavalier

Most working residents leave Cavalier for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Cavalier (30%), Grafton (7%) and Fargo (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cavalier2%
Cavalier30%
Grafton7%
Fargo7%
Pembina6%
15 mi
median commute distance
97
jobs based in Cavalier
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cavalier has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–17°
Spring29–50°
Summer55–78°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
52Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.5% of Cavalier is conserved land

37 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.5%conserved
Map of Cavalier: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.5%
conserved · 670 of 44,939 acres
37 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cavalier Baseball Park—9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns

Cavalier beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better18 too close to call12 worse
What stands outCavalierND
More adults treating high blood pressure81.2%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.4%82.7%
More adults with heart disease8.6%6.1%
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
4.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
19th
percentile among ND towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Cavalier for work

Where Cavalier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Cavalier Cavalier 30% 7% → Grafton Grafton 7% 7% → Fargo Fargo 7% 6% → Pembina Pembina 6% 5% → Beaulieu Beaulieu 5% 5% → Walhalla Walhalla 5% Cavalier · 2% stay
97jobs based in Cavalier
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Pembina County Courthouse
c. 1912 · Pembina County Courthouse · Wikimedia Commons
Cavalier’s story

151 years in pictures

11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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Famous people from Cavalier

7 notable people were born in Cavalier.

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About Cavalier

City in North Dakota, United States

Official town website ↗

Cavalier is the largest city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Pembina County. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census. Cavalier was founded in 1875 and became the county seat in 1911. Icelandic State Park is located 6 miles west of Cavalier, is also home to Lake Renwick. Although there is the county to the west of Pembina named Cavalier County, Cavalier is not located in nearby Cavalier County. The Tongue River flows past Cavalier and Cavalier Space Force Station is located approximately 14 miles southwest of the city.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1875
Population
1,246
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
886 ft
ZIP code
58220
Area code
701

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