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Most affordable housing, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). 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: Foster County, ND, up 19 places to #20.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲5McIntosh County, NDND2,4511.3+15%

02▲8Benson County, NDND5,7591.4+29%

03▲8LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.5+27%

04▲15Hettinger County, NDND2,4921.6+27%

05▼1Grant County, NDND2,2061.6+16%

06▼3Logan County, NDND1,8591.6+59%

07▼6Steele County, NDND1,7971.7+55%

08▼3Burke County, NDND2,1321.7+65%

09Wells County, NDND3,7291.7+13%

10▼3Pembina County, NDND6,5681.7−2%

11▲9Rolette County, NDND11,6881.7−32%

12▲3Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.8+101%

13▲8Emmons County, NDND3,2151.8−7%

14▲13Cavalier County, NDND3,4971.80%

15▲11Adams County, NDND2,2751.8+13%

16▼8Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081.8+16%

17▲7Divide County, NDND2,1101.8+50%

18▼6Walsh County, NDND10,1791.8−4%

19▼3McHenry County, NDND5,1301.9+47%

20▲19Foster County, NDND3,2121.9+9%

21▲1Griggs County, NDND2,2391.9+31%

22▲1Towner County, NDND2,0402.0+25%

23▲5Sioux County, NDND3,6672.0+45%

24▼7Nelson County, NDND2,9632.1+71%

25▼12Sargent County, NDND3,7112.1+102%

26▼8Renville County, NDND2,3312.2+39%

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

28▲3Bowman County, NDND2,7622.3+11%

29▲5Traill County, NDND7,9202.3+28%

30▼1Dickey County, NDND4,8952.4+49%

31▼29Slope County, NDND6282.4+192%

32▼7Kidder County, NDND2,3932.4+84%

33▼3Richland County, NDND16,7312.4+37%

34▼20Eddy County, NDND2,3292.4+69%

35▼3Mercer County, NDND8,4412.5+51%

36Pierce County, NDND3,8382.5+45%

37▼4Ransom County, NDND5,6172.5+77%

38▼3Barnes County, NDND10,5732.6+36%

39▲2McLean County, NDND9,7402.7+48%

40▲5Oliver County, NDND1,8982.8+30%

41▼1Dunn County, NDND4,0582.8+95%

42▼4Mountrail County, NDND9,3952.9+74%

43▲5Stark County, NDND34,0133.2+68%

44▼2Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.3+57%

45▼1Morton County, NDND34,6013.3+57%

46▲1Williams County, NDND41,7673.3+81%

47▼4Stutsman County, NDND21,4143.4+66%

48▼2Ward County, NDND68,2333.4+46%

49▲4Grand Forks County, NDND74,5013.7+50%

50▲1Burleigh County, NDND103,2513.7+58%

51▲1McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.7+108%

52▼2Billings County, NDND1,0713.8+73%

53▼4Cass County, NDND201,7943.9+56%

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