Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in North Dakota
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
North Dakota ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billings County | 42.7 yrs | $322,500 | $630 |
| 2 | Burleigh County | 26.3 yrs | $314,700 | $996 |
| 3 | McKenzie County | 25.8 yrs | $357,300 | $1,153 |
| 4 | Cass County | 25.5 yrs | $284,700 | $930 |
| 5 | McLean County | 25.3 yrs | $233,100 | $768 |
| 6 | Oliver County | 24.9 yrs | $217,000 | $725 |
| 7 | Sheridan County | 24.1 yrs | $107,700 | $373 |
| 8 | Ramsey County | 23.9 yrs | $197,400 | $687 |
| 9 | Stutsman County | 22.5 yrs | $200,300 | $742 |
| 10 | Stark County | 22.5 yrs | $260,400 | $966 |
| 11 | Dunn County | 21.6 yrs | $244,000 | $941 |
| 12 | Ward County | 21.6 yrs | $259,100 | $1,000 |
| 13 | Mountrail County | 21.4 yrs | $222,200 | $864 |
| 14 | Traill County | 21.2 yrs | $193,200 | $758 |
| 15 | Grand Forks County | 21.0 yrs | $244,200 | $971 |
| 16 | Bottineau County | 20.8 yrs | $190,900 | $763 |
| 17 | Ransom County | 20.5 yrs | $174,800 | $710 |
| 18 | Williams County | 20.1 yrs | $267,800 | $1,108 |
| 19 | Morton County | 20.1 yrs | $249,600 | $1,036 |
| 20 | Richland County | 19.7 yrs | $177,600 | $751 |
| 21 | Dickey County | 18.6 yrs | $167,100 | $749 |
| 22 | Barnes County | 18.0 yrs | $168,100 | $779 |
| 23 | Foster County | 17.9 yrs | $162,800 | $756 |
| 24 | Griggs County | 17.6 yrs | $128,200 | $606 |
| 25 | Emmons County | 17.0 yrs | $112,400 | $551 |
| 26 | Bowman County | 16.9 yrs | $176,400 | $869 |
| 27 | Adams County | 16.6 yrs | $108,300 | $545 |
| 28 | Burke County | 16.3 yrs | $141,900 | $725 |
| 29 | LaMoure County | 16.2 yrs | $118,000 | $607 |
| 30 | McHenry County | 16.2 yrs | $143,200 | $737 |
| 31 | Rolette County | 16.2 yrs | $93,000 | $479 |
| 32 | Renville County | 16.1 yrs | $163,400 | $846 |
| 33 | Nelson County | 16.1 yrs | $114,500 | $593 |
| 34 | Steele County | 15.9 yrs | $120,400 | $630 |
| 35 | Mercer County | 15.7 yrs | $196,200 | $1,043 |
| 36 | Eddy County | 15.7 yrs | $115,500 | $615 |
| 37 | Sioux County | 15.6 yrs | $87,400 | $466 |
| 38 | Sargent County | 14.9 yrs | $149,600 | $835 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 14.8 yrs | $143,400 | $807 |
| 40 | Towner County | 14.2 yrs | $122,800 | $719 |
| 41 | Wells County | 14.1 yrs | $106,400 | $630 |
| 42 | Slope County | 14.1 yrs | $121,300 | $719 |
| 43 | Pembina County | 14.0 yrs | $116,600 | $692 |
| 44 | Walsh County | 13.7 yrs | $125,700 | $766 |
| 45 | Kidder County | 13.6 yrs | $138,500 | $847 |
| 46 | Divide County | 13.6 yrs | $173,100 | $1,064 |
| 47 | Cavalier County | 11.9 yrs | $122,300 | $859 |
| 48 | Golden Valley County | 11.6 yrs | $119,200 | $856 |
| 49 | Benson County | 11.2 yrs | $83,100 | $616 |
| 50 | McIntosh County | 11.2 yrs | $80,300 | $600 |
| 51 | Hettinger County | 11.1 yrs | $110,900 | $830 |
| 52 | Grant County | 11.0 yrs | $85,800 | $650 |
| 53 | Logan County | 10.0 yrs | $101,800 | $847 |
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 Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Dakota