Green AcresND
In North Dakota, this town has 994 residents.
Is Green Acres a good place to live?
39% of residents live below the poverty line in Green Acres, above both North Dakota’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower age of the median resident than Green Acres. Green Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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Green Acres has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Belcourt (42%), Dunseith (6%) and Rolla (4%). Jobs in Green Acres grew by 54 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 69. In Green Acres, 3.7% of working residents work locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 2 miles.
| Green Acres | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Green Acres is cooler than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
Green Acres brings cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to -3° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Green Acres has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Green Acres, 39% come from cold waves and 33% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Green Acres report frequent mental distress than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town
Green Acres: 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Green Acres. 30% of adults in Green Acres smoke cigarettes; 52% have obesity. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Green Acres.
| Green Acres | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 8.9% | 12% |
| What stands out | Green Acres | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 37.7% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Green Acres
Moving to Green Acres: who provides what
Green Acres is unincorporated, so Rolette County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
96% of working residents leave Green Acres for work
Where Green Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Acres
About 8 of every 100 Green Acres residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Dakota.
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