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Least affordable housing, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 2.3. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Slope County, ND, up 29 places to #23.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲4Cass County, NDND201,7943.9+56%

02▲2Billings County, NDND1,0713.8+73%

03▼1McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.7+108%

04▼1Burleigh County, NDND103,2513.7+58%

05▼4Grand Forks County, NDND74,5013.7+50%

06▲2Ward County, NDND68,2333.4+46%

07▲4Stutsman County, NDND21,4143.4+66%

08▼1Williams County, NDND41,7673.3+81%

09▲1Morton County, NDND34,6013.3+57%

10▲2Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.3+57%

11▼5Stark County, NDND34,0133.2+68%

12▲4Mountrail County, NDND9,3952.9+74%

13▲1Dunn County, NDND4,0582.8+95%

14▼5Oliver County, NDND1,8982.8+30%

15▼2McLean County, NDND9,7402.7+48%

16▲3Barnes County, NDND10,5732.6+36%

17▲4Ransom County, NDND5,6172.5+77%

18Pierce County, NDND3,8382.5+45%

19▲3Mercer County, NDND8,4412.5+51%

20▲20Eddy County, NDND2,3292.4+69%

21▲3Richland County, NDND16,7312.4+37%

22▲7Kidder County, NDND2,3932.4+84%

23▲29Slope County, NDND6282.4+192%

24▲1Dickey County, NDND4,8952.4+49%

25▼5Traill County, NDND7,9202.3+28%

26▼3Bowman County, NDND2,7622.3+11%

27▼10Bottineau County, NDND6,2842.3+34%

28▲8Renville County, NDND2,3312.2+39%

29▲12Sargent County, NDND3,7112.1+102%

30▲7Nelson County, NDND2,9632.1+71%

31▼5Sioux County, NDND3,6672.0+45%

32▼1Towner County, NDND2,0402.0+25%

33▼1Griggs County, NDND2,2391.9+31%

34▼19Foster County, NDND3,2121.9+9%

35▲3McHenry County, NDND5,1301.9+47%

36▲6Walsh County, NDND10,1791.8−4%

37▼7Divide County, NDND2,1101.8+50%

38▲8Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081.8+16%

39▼11Adams County, NDND2,2751.8+13%

40▼13Cavalier County, NDND3,4971.80%

41▼8Emmons County, NDND3,2151.8−7%

42▼3Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.8+101%

43▼9Rolette County, NDND11,6881.7−32%

44▲3Pembina County, NDND6,5681.7−2%

45Wells County, NDND3,7291.7+13%

46▲3Burke County, NDND2,1321.7+65%

47▲6Steele County, NDND1,7971.7+55%

48▲3Logan County, NDND1,8591.6+59%

49▲1Grant County, NDND2,2061.6+16%

50▼15Hettinger County, NDND2,4921.6+27%

51▼8LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.5+27%

52▼8Benson County, NDND5,7591.4+29%

53▼5McIntosh County, NDND2,4511.3+15%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES