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North Dakota›Slope County

Rainy Butte TownshipND

A town of 34.

Is Rainy Butte Township a good place to live?

Rainy Butte Township’s median household income is $166,000, against $73,000 in North Dakota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Rainy Butte Township. Rainy Butte Township’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Rainy Butte Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

34 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Rainy Butte Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Rainy Butte Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rainy Butte Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNew England Public School District 9Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSlope County AuditorSlope County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code5864758647 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Rainy Butte Township.

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Rainy Butte Township

Rainy Butte Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–29°
Spring29–54°
Summer52–80°
Fall31–56°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Rainy Butte Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Rainy Butte Township is

Rainy Butte Township beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Rainy Butte Township adults binge drink.

Rainy Butte TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%22%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%73%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%37%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRainy Butte TownshipND
More adults screened for colon cancer70%64.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.3%
More adults with COPD7.4%5.9%
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
28.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Rainy Butte Township is conserved land

40 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,784 acres
40 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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Everything we know about Rainy Butte Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

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About Rainy Butte Township

Rainy Butte is a summit in Slope County, North Dakota, in the United States. With an elevation of 2,913 feet (888 m), Rainy Butte is the 33rd highest summit in the state of North Dakota. Rainy Butte was so named on account of fog frequently occurring at its peak.

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

Questions about Rainy Butte Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rainy Butte Township, ND a good place to live?

Rainy Butte Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.