Jamestown is a friendly, affordable small city with surprisingly lively amenities—strong medical facilities, a walkable downtown with coffee shops, breweries and restaurants, the National Buffalo Museum, riverfront trails and regular community events—so multi-week assignments feel comfortable, sociable and easy to fill with local outings.
About 40 miles away Valley City offers a historic riverfront downtown and arts/festivals, and roughly 60 miles away Devils Lake provides major boating, fishing and weekend recreation.