North Dakota cities

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13 North Dakota cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 70/100 with median 1-yr of +7.0%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 13 tracked cities — 0 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

13
Cities tracked
$318,584
Median home (state)
13
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Bismarck

pop 77,772
74
Rising$373,227 · +5.7%

Mandan

pop 24,788
73
Rising$342,597 · +7.0%

Fargo

pop 136,285
72
Rising$318,584 · +4.1%

Grand Forks

pop 59,845
72
Rising$295,824 · +7.6%

Wahpeton

pop 8,115
71
Rising$233,177 · +5.7%

Devils Lake

pop 7,314
71
Rising$242,120 · +8.8%

Valley City

pop 6,580
70
Rising$202,410 · +10.0%

West Fargo

pop 41,027
69
Rising$356,830 · +2.4%

Jamestown

pop 15,789
68
Rising$215,083 · +9.6%

Minot

pop 47,440
65
Rising$276,116 · +3.2%

Watford City

pop 6,207
65
Rising$385,935 · +7.0%

Williston

pop 28,821
62
Rising$370,303 · +7.5%

Dickinson

pop 25,695
62
Rising$323,792 · +5.9%

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Official state resources

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Tools for North Dakota

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
93.0 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental and semi-arid. Brutal cold winters (below -20°F common), short hot summers. Blizzards.

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