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Counties in North Dakota by median gross rent (monthly)

McKenzie County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 53 counties in 2021, at $1,149. Sioux County had the lowest, at $432. The median was $675 and the figure for North Dakota was $853. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,149McKenzie County
Lowest432Sioux County
Median67553 counties
North Dakota853History

All counties, 2021

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McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 1,149 USD1,149Divide CountyDivide County: 1,037 USD1,037Williams CountyWilliams County: 993 USD993Dunn CountyDunn County: 967 USD967Ward CountyWard County: 951 USD951Morton CountyMorton County: 913 USD913Stark CountyStark County: 913 USD913Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 909 USD909Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 860 USD860Cass CountyCass County: 851 USD851Mercer CountyMercer County: 841 USD841Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 813 USD813Ransom CountyRansom County: 798 USD798Sargent CountySargent County: 795 USD795Renville CountyRenville County: 793 USD793Bowman CountyBowman County: 780 USD780Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 774 USD774Logan CountyLogan County: 746 USD746Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 738 USD738Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 735 USD735Barnes CountyBarnes County: 728 USD728Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 724 USD724McLean CountyMcLean County: 720 USD720Pierce CountyPierce County: 715 USD715Billings CountyBillings County: 708 USD708Burke CountyBurke County: 705 USD705Slope CountySlope County: 675 USD675Traill CountyTraill County: 675 USD675McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 671 USD671Richland CountyRichland County: 670 USD670Dickey CountyDickey County: 668 USD668Foster CountyFoster County: 655 USD655Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 653 USD653Walsh CountyWalsh County: 641 USD641Pembina CountyPembina County: 623 USD623Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 620 USD620Towner CountyTowner County: 600 USD600Adams CountyAdams County: 594 USD594Grant CountyGrant County: 577 USD577McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 570 USD570Eddy CountyEddy County: 558 USD558Kidder CountyKidder County: 548 USD548Oliver CountyOliver County: 547 USD547Wells CountyWells County: 547 USD547Steele CountySteele County: 546 USD546Nelson CountyNelson County: 542 USD542LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 519 USD519Emmons CountyEmmons County: 510 USD510Griggs CountyGriggs County: 480 USD480Rolette CountyRolette County: 466 USD466Sheridan CountySheridan County: 463 USD463Benson CountyBenson County: 446 USD446Sioux CountySioux County: 432 USD432
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1McKenzie County1,149
2Divide County1,037
3Williams County993
4Dunn County967
5Ward County951
6Morton County913
6Stark County913
8Burleigh County909
9Grand Forks County860
10Cass County851
11Mercer County841
12Bottineau County813
13Ransom County798
14Sargent County795
15Renville County793
16Bowman County780
17Mountrail County774
18Logan County746
19Hettinger County738
20Golden Valley County735
21Barnes County728
22Stutsman County724
23McLean County720
24Pierce County715
25Billings County708
26Burke County705
27Slope County675
27Traill County675
29McHenry County671
30Richland County670
31Dickey County668
32Foster County655
33Cavalier County653
34Walsh County641
35Pembina County623
36Ramsey County620
37Towner County600
38Adams County594
39Grant County577
40McIntosh County570
41Eddy County558
42Kidder County548
43Oliver County547
43Wells County547
45Steele County546
46Nelson County542
47LaMoure County519
48Emmons County510
49Griggs County480
50Rolette County466
51Sheridan County463
52Benson County446
53Sioux County432

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

McKenzie County, with $1,149 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Sioux County, with $432 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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