Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in North Dakota
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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North Dakota ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheridan County | $373 | $980 | $107,700 |
| 2 | Sioux County | $466 | $817 | $87,400 |
| 3 | Rolette County | $479 | $895 | $93,000 |
| 4 | Adams County | $545 | $1,013 | $108,300 |
| 5 | Emmons County | $551 | $1,032 | $112,400 |
| 6 | Nelson County | $593 | $1,038 | $114,500 |
| 7 | McIntosh County | $600 | $808 | $80,300 |
| 8 | Griggs County | $606 | $1,149 | $128,200 |
| 9 | LaMoure County | $607 | $1,080 | $118,000 |
| 10 | Eddy County | $615 | $1,054 | $115,500 |
| 11 | Benson County | $616 | $815 | $83,100 |
| 12 | Billings County | $630 | $2,434 | $322,500 |
| 13 | Steele County | $630 | $1,096 | $120,400 |
| 14 | Wells County | $630 | $1,001 | $106,400 |
| 15 | Grant County | $650 | $842 | $85,800 |
| 16 | Ramsey County | $687 | $1,663 | $197,400 |
| 17 | Pembina County | $692 | $1,073 | $116,600 |
| 18 | Ransom County | $710 | $1,513 | $174,800 |
| 19 | Slope County | $719 | $1,045 | $121,300 |
| 20 | Towner County | $719 | $1,106 | $122,800 |
| 21 | Burke County | $725 | $1,223 | $141,900 |
| 22 | Oliver County | $725 | $1,752 | $217,000 |
| 23 | McHenry County | $737 | $1,230 | $143,200 |
| 24 | Stutsman County | $742 | $1,711 | $200,300 |
| 25 | Dickey County | $749 | $1,437 | $167,100 |
| 26 | Richland County | $751 | $1,546 | $177,600 |
| 27 | Foster County | $756 | $1,455 | $162,800 |
| 28 | Traill County | $758 | $1,650 | $193,200 |
| 29 | Bottineau County | $763 | $1,577 | $190,900 |
| 30 | Walsh County | $766 | $1,151 | $125,700 |
| 31 | McLean County | $768 | $1,890 | $233,100 |
| 32 | Barnes County | $779 | $1,469 | $168,100 |
| 33 | Pierce County | $807 | $1,276 | $143,400 |
| 34 | Hettinger County | $830 | $1,042 | $110,900 |
| 35 | Sargent County | $835 | $1,336 | $149,600 |
| 36 | Renville County | $846 | $1,377 | $163,400 |
| 37 | Kidder County | $847 | $1,196 | $138,500 |
| 38 | Logan County | $847 | $957 | $101,800 |
| 39 | Golden Valley County | $856 | $1,085 | $119,200 |
| 40 | Cavalier County | $859 | $1,140 | $122,300 |
| 41 | Mountrail County | $864 | $1,770 | $222,200 |
| 42 | Bowman County | $869 | $1,481 | $176,400 |
| 43 | Cass County | $930 | $2,373 | $284,700 |
| 44 | Dunn County | $941 | $1,939 | $244,000 |
| 45 | Stark County | $966 | $2,125 | $260,400 |
| 46 | Grand Forks County | $971 | $2,048 | $244,200 |
| 47 | Burleigh County | $996 | $2,514 | $314,700 |
| 48 | Ward County | $1,000 | $2,148 | $259,100 |
| 49 | Morton County | $1,036 | $2,067 | $249,600 |
| 50 | Mercer County | $1,043 | $1,676 | $196,200 |
| 51 | Divide County | $1,064 | $1,435 | $173,100 |
| 52 | Williams County | $1,108 | $2,133 | $267,800 |
| 53 | McKenzie County | $1,153 | $2,687 | $357,300 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Dakota