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Most rooted, North Dakota cities

North Dakota cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 14 cities in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 82.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wahpeton, ND, up 5 places to #8.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Horace, NDND7,00190.6%−2.1 pts

02▲2Devils Lake, NDND7,33388.9%+5.1 pts

03▼1Mandan, NDND25,06187.7%+3.3 pts

04▲3West Fargo, NDND41,17586.3%+6.5 pts

05▼2Bismarck, NDND77,96385.8%+1.6 pts

06Valley City, NDND6,43084.0%+3.5 pts

07▼2Dickinson, NDND25,87082.9%+2.2 pts

08▲5Wahpeton, NDND8,14181.7%+9.1 pts

09▼1Williston, NDND29,52280.9%+1.1 pts

10▲2Jamestown, NDND15,68879.9%+6.4 pts

11▼2Minot, NDND47,30878.8%+1.3 pts

12▼1Fargo, NDND136,27576.4%+2.1 pts

13▼3Grand Forks, NDND60,36574.9%−1.1 pts

14Watford City, NDND6,37868.8%+2.7 pts

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