Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in North Dakota
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
North Dakota ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKenzie County | $115,000 | $2,687 | $357,300 |
| 2 | Burleigh County | $107,500 | $2,514 | $314,700 |
| 3 | Billings County | $104,500 | $2,434 | $322,500 |
| 4 | Cass County | $101,500 | $2,373 | $284,700 |
| 5 | Ward County | $92,000 | $2,148 | $259,100 |
| 6 | Williams County | $91,500 | $2,133 | $267,800 |
| 7 | Stark County | $91,000 | $2,125 | $260,400 |
| 8 | Morton County | $88,500 | $2,067 | $249,600 |
| 9 | Grand Forks County | $88,000 | $2,048 | $244,200 |
| 10 | Dunn County | $83,000 | $1,939 | $244,000 |
| 11 | McLean County | $81,000 | $1,890 | $233,100 |
| 12 | Mountrail County | $76,000 | $1,770 | $222,200 |
| 13 | Oliver County | $75,000 | $1,752 | $217,000 |
| 14 | Stutsman County | $73,500 | $1,711 | $200,300 |
| 15 | Mercer County | $72,000 | $1,676 | $196,200 |
| 16 | Ramsey County | $71,500 | $1,663 | $197,400 |
| 17 | Traill County | $70,500 | $1,650 | $193,200 |
| 18 | Bottineau County | $67,500 | $1,577 | $190,900 |
| 19 | Richland County | $66,500 | $1,546 | $177,600 |
| 20 | Ransom County | $65,000 | $1,513 | $174,800 |
| 21 | Bowman County | $63,500 | $1,481 | $176,400 |
| 22 | Barnes County | $63,000 | $1,469 | $168,100 |
| 23 | Foster County | $62,500 | $1,455 | $162,800 |
| 24 | Dickey County | $61,500 | $1,437 | $167,100 |
| 25 | Divide County | $61,500 | $1,435 | $173,100 |
| 26 | Renville County | $59,000 | $1,377 | $163,400 |
| 27 | Sargent County | $57,500 | $1,336 | $149,600 |
| 28 | Pierce County | $54,500 | $1,276 | $143,400 |
| 29 | Burke County | $52,500 | $1,223 | $141,900 |
| 30 | McHenry County | $52,500 | $1,230 | $143,200 |
| 31 | Kidder County | $51,500 | $1,196 | $138,500 |
| 32 | Walsh County | $49,500 | $1,151 | $125,700 |
| 33 | Cavalier County | $49,000 | $1,140 | $122,300 |
| 34 | Griggs County | $49,000 | $1,149 | $128,200 |
| 35 | Towner County | $47,500 | $1,106 | $122,800 |
| 36 | Steele County | $47,000 | $1,096 | $120,400 |
| 37 | Golden Valley County | $46,500 | $1,085 | $119,200 |
| 38 | LaMoure County | $46,500 | $1,080 | $118,000 |
| 39 | Pembina County | $46,000 | $1,073 | $116,600 |
| 40 | Eddy County | $45,000 | $1,054 | $115,500 |
| 41 | Slope County | $45,000 | $1,045 | $121,300 |
| 42 | Hettinger County | $44,500 | $1,042 | $110,900 |
| 43 | Nelson County | $44,500 | $1,038 | $114,500 |
| 44 | Emmons County | $44,000 | $1,032 | $112,400 |
| 45 | Adams County | $43,500 | $1,013 | $108,300 |
| 46 | Wells County | $43,000 | $1,001 | $106,400 |
| 47 | Sheridan County | $42,000 | $980 | $107,700 |
| 48 | Logan County | $41,000 | $957 | $101,800 |
| 49 | Rolette County | $38,500 | $895 | $93,000 |
| 50 | Grant County | $36,000 | $842 | $85,800 |
| 51 | Benson County | $35,000 | $815 | $83,100 |
| 52 | Sioux County | $35,000 | $817 | $87,400 |
| 53 | McIntosh County | $34,500 | $808 | $80,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Dakota