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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails1.1 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
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About Garrison

City in North Dakota, United States
1905Established
1,462Population
1.4 sq miArea
1,926 ftElevation

Garrison is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,462 at the 2020 census.

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

Town numbers

ZIP code58540
Area code701
Living in Garrison

Housing in Garrison

$251K▲ 6.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Garrison home is worth about $251,000, up 6.4% in a year, 14% below the North Dakota typical home.

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Safety in Garrison

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Garrison's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Garrison 1.4
North Dakota 2.8
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
Garrison 0.7
North Dakota 19.7
U.S. 19.5
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Health in Garrison

Compared with North Dakota

6better than ND·10worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access
Ccchc Hazen ClinicHazen · 26.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Garrison · CMS · HRSAHealth in Garrison →

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C+

School Grade C+

The public schools Garrison’s kids attend trail 58% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictGARRISON 51Schools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.

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