Minot
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
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The Minot album
Outdoors in Minot
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Landmark of the day
All 12 historic places →Eastwood Park Historic District
The Eastwood Park Historic District is a historic district in Minot, North Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included 118 contributing buildings and one contributing structure on 180 acres (73 ha).
How Minot ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Minot
The typical Minot home is worth about $280,000, up 3.5% in a year, close to the North Dakota typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Minot
Safety Grade C
Minot reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.
Work & commute in Minot
Full picture →63% of Minot’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Bismarck (4%), Fargo (3%) and Nedrose (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Minot
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with North Dakota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Minot
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Minot
Full climate →Minot has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Minot
All Minot schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Minot’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.
Minot is a college town
Colleges →of Minot’s residents are enrolled in college. Minot State University has about 2,094 students on campus.




