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PortlandND

A town of 549, settled in 1881.

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Population
549
−4.6% since 2010
Typical home
$269K
+8.4% in a year
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
53.1
years
Jobs based here
116
A commuter town
Small town

549 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Portland

Most working residents leave Portland for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Mayville (39%), Grand Forks (10%) and Fargo (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Portland5%
Mayville39%
Grand Forks10%
Fargo6%
Eldorado4%
15 mi
median commute distance
116
jobs based in Portland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Portland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
1
paid flood claims since 1997
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Portland is

Portland beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outPortlandND
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.6%82.7%
More adults with COPD7.9%5.9%
Sanford Mayville
2.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Portland home is worth about $269K

The typical Portland home is worth about $269,000, up 8.4% in a year, 8% below the North Dakota typical home.

$269KZillow home value

Typical home value

Portland$269K
North Dakota$292K
+8.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Portland for work

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

39% → Mayville Mayville 39% 10% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 10% 6% → Fargo Fargo 6% 4% → Eldorado Eldorado 4% 3% → Hatton Hatton 3% 3% → Hillsboro Hillsboro 3% Portland · 5% stay
116jobs based in Portland
5%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

PortlandND
2004 · PortlandND · Wikimedia Commons
Portland’s story

145 years in pictures

7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

NDMap-doton-PortlandPortlandTownPortland, North Dakota
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About Portland

City in North Dakota, United States

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Portland is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 578 at the 2020 census. Portland is the smaller neighbor city of nearby Mayville, when grouped together it's offten called "May-Port.

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

Established
1881
Population
578
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
984 ft
ZIP code
58274
Area code
701

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