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Best Cost of Living Counties in North Dakota

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
65/100
Top County
Sioux County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Sioux County
ND
99/100
#2
McIntosh County
ND
96/100
#3
Sheridan County
ND
96/100
#4
Rolette County
ND
95/100
#5
Emmons County
ND
93/100
#6
Adams County
ND
92/100
#7
Benson County
ND
91/100
#8
Eddy County
ND
89/100
#9
Grant County
ND
89/100
#10
Slope County
ND
88/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Sioux County, ND
99.1
68.4
2McIntosh County, ND
96.1
60.7
3Sheridan County, ND
95.5
62.1
4Rolette County, ND
94.7
57.6
5Emmons County, ND
92.5
60.4
6Adams County, ND
92
62.2
7Benson County, ND
91.3
63.2
8Eddy County, ND
88.5
60.3
9Grant County, ND
88.5
66.7
10Slope County, ND
88.2
77.4
11Nelson County, ND
86.6
71.5
12Griggs County, ND
86
70
13Wells County, ND
85.9
68.2
14Pembina County, ND
85.6
69
15Steele County, ND
84.8
75.8
16LaMoure County, ND
83.3
70.4
17Towner County, ND
80.4
60.4
18Burke County, ND
78.2
72.5
19McHenry County, ND
72.8
69.3
20Kidder County, ND
72.2
69.8
21Billings County, ND
71.8
84.1
22Walsh County, ND
71.3
54.6
23Golden Valley County, ND
71.1
68.1
24Ramsey County, ND
70.8
50.4
25Oliver County, ND
69.2
74.1
26Bottineau County, ND
68.3
61.3
27Hettinger County, ND
68.2
62.1
28Logan County, ND
65.5
67.4
29Foster County, ND
65.2
64.3
30Pierce County, ND
64.7
63.9
31Ransom County, ND
64.5
66.7
32Richland County, ND
64.5
51.7
33Mountrail County, ND
64
60.7
34Dickey County, ND
63
62.6
35Stutsman County, ND
63
48.3
36McLean County, ND
61.1
60.1
37Barnes County, ND
58.4
56.2
38Bowman County, ND
55.9
64.9
39Sargent County, ND
54.3
60.6
40Cavalier County, ND
53.5
66
41Traill County, ND
53
64.5
42Divide County, ND
52.8
72.2
43Renville County, ND
52.3
66.8
44Dunn County, ND
45.9
61.5
45Mercer County, ND
40.1
60.6
46Williams County, ND
26
42.7
47Stark County, ND
25.2
46.8
48Grand Forks County, ND
24.3
40.5
49Burleigh County, ND
24.1
45.4
50Cass County, ND
23.5
38.9
51Ward County, ND
22.6
48.2
52Morton County, ND
22
38.5
53McKenzie County, ND
19.1
48.8

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.