Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in North Dakota
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
North Dakota ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan County | $-110 | $847 | $957 |
| 2 | Grant County | $-192 | $650 | $842 |
| 3 | Benson County | $-199 | $616 | $815 |
| 4 | McIntosh County | $-208 | $600 | $808 |
| 5 | Hettinger County | $-212 | $830 | $1,042 |
| 6 | Golden Valley County | $-229 | $856 | $1,085 |
| 7 | Cavalier County | $-281 | $859 | $1,140 |
| 8 | Slope County | $-326 | $719 | $1,045 |
| 9 | Kidder County | $-349 | $847 | $1,196 |
| 10 | Sioux County | $-351 | $466 | $817 |
| 11 | Wells County | $-371 | $630 | $1,001 |
| 12 | Divide County | $-371 | $1,064 | $1,435 |
| 13 | Pembina County | $-381 | $692 | $1,073 |
| 14 | Walsh County | $-385 | $766 | $1,151 |
| 15 | Towner County | $-387 | $719 | $1,106 |
| 16 | Rolette County | $-416 | $479 | $895 |
| 17 | Eddy County | $-439 | $615 | $1,054 |
| 18 | Nelson County | $-445 | $593 | $1,038 |
| 19 | Steele County | $-466 | $630 | $1,096 |
| 20 | Adams County | $-468 | $545 | $1,013 |
| 21 | Pierce County | $-469 | $807 | $1,276 |
| 22 | LaMoure County | $-473 | $607 | $1,080 |
| 23 | Emmons County | $-481 | $551 | $1,032 |
| 24 | McHenry County | $-493 | $737 | $1,230 |
| 25 | Burke County | $-498 | $725 | $1,223 |
| 26 | Sargent County | $-501 | $835 | $1,336 |
| 27 | Renville County | $-531 | $846 | $1,377 |
| 28 | Griggs County | $-543 | $606 | $1,149 |
| 29 | Sheridan County | $-607 | $373 | $980 |
| 30 | Bowman County | $-612 | $869 | $1,481 |
| 31 | Mercer County | $-633 | $1,043 | $1,676 |
| 32 | Dickey County | $-688 | $749 | $1,437 |
| 33 | Barnes County | $-690 | $779 | $1,469 |
| 34 | Foster County | $-699 | $756 | $1,455 |
| 35 | Richland County | $-795 | $751 | $1,546 |
| 36 | Ransom County | $-803 | $710 | $1,513 |
| 37 | Bottineau County | $-814 | $763 | $1,577 |
| 38 | Traill County | $-892 | $758 | $1,650 |
| 39 | Mountrail County | $-906 | $864 | $1,770 |
| 40 | Stutsman County | $-969 | $742 | $1,711 |
| 41 | Ramsey County | $-976 | $687 | $1,663 |
| 42 | Dunn County | $-998 | $941 | $1,939 |
| 43 | Williams County | $-1,025 | $1,108 | $2,133 |
| 44 | Oliver County | $-1,027 | $725 | $1,752 |
| 45 | Morton County | $-1,031 | $1,036 | $2,067 |
| 46 | Grand Forks County | $-1,077 | $971 | $2,048 |
| 47 | McLean County | $-1,122 | $768 | $1,890 |
| 48 | Ward County | $-1,148 | $1,000 | $2,148 |
| 49 | Stark County | $-1,159 | $966 | $2,125 |
| 50 | Cass County | $-1,443 | $930 | $2,373 |
| 51 | Burleigh County | $-1,518 | $996 | $2,514 |
| 52 | McKenzie County | $-1,534 | $1,153 | $2,687 |
| 53 | Billings County | $-1,804 | $630 | $2,434 |
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.
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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Dakota