I had an apartment with the two PICs and other intern in Watford City. The PICs set it up. They usually try to go with the same place every summer. We all split the rent and the utilites. I think it was about $250ish a month. It's a two bedroom place.
The PICs had the bedrooms and the other intern and myself shared the living room floor. Furnishings were pretty much nonexistent. We had a card table and four chairs from Wal*Mart in the kitchen and we each had our own air matress. The place had a small laundry room downstairs (two washers and two dryers).
Watford was nice because there were two airplanes based there so you had some company. Williston and Minot each had one. So you were there with only your PIC. Williston and Minot are also where the top seeders are, so you will only be there for about four weeks before you start travelling. As a top seed intern, you'll travel to the base seed bases to allow the base seed interns to have the opportunity experience it.
Watford is only a 45 minute drive to Williston so we got together with those guys very often, several times a week just to play cards, see a movie, or bbq. During big dry spells we also got together with all the DII crews in Stanley.
Living conditions are about the same in each town, small apartment with your PIC and an air matress. It's a lot like a three month long camping trip. Watford has a movie theatre and they play two movies at a time and switch them out every two weeks and there are a few decent restaurants. The Dakotan and TJ's are best. There is also a crop dusting operation on the field with a bunch of cool guys. I gave some instrument training to their A&P.
I grew up out in the country so I didn't find it too different. Not many of the crews had a TV that I know of. We used the TV and internet at the airport in Watford. They have a little mobile home trailer that's been converted into the FBO. We sort of commadere that for the summer.
I think it's safe to compare Williston to Grand Forks and Minot to Fargo as far as those two go. The other small towns are all about the same. DI usually has a farm house and everyone, including the field met live there. It sounds like a cool gig down there, but you don't get around much. Like I said, in DII we went to the other bases quite a bit.
