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Moving to North Dakota
Energy boom, lowest unemployment, harshest winters.
MidwestCapital: BismarckPop. 0.8M
North Dakota has an overall price level 89.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
89.0Housing index
71.4Groceries index (modeled)
97.2Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
12 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.8Median home value
$266,100Median monthly rent
$833/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
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
North Dakota: median home value $266,100.
Home value
$266,100Rent
$833/moHomeownership rate
61.0%FEMA NRI composite
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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