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City guide · North Dakota
Moving to Fargo, ND
NDSU, brutal winters, lowest US unemployment.
Pop. 126kCost index 92.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,100/moMedian home $290kWalk score 49
Fargo (metro area) has an overall price level 92.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.0Housing index
71.4Groceries index (modeled)
98.0Utilities index (modeled)
98.8Electricity rate
12 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.4Median home value (est.)
$290,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,100/moNorth Dakota unemployment is 2.4% with median household income $78k.
Unemployment rate
2.4%Median household income
$77,871Per-capita income
$45,281Labor-force participation
68.4%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberFargo: median home value $290,000.
Home value
$290,000Rent
$1,100/moHomeownership rate
61.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
22/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNorth Dakota 4th-grade math proficiency: 43% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
43.0%Per-pupil spending
$15,138Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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