Counties in North Dakota by median gross rent (monthly)

McKenzie County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 53 counties in 2023, at $1,153. Sheridan County had the lowest, at $373. The median was $756 and the figure for North Dakota was $934. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,153McKenzie County
Median75653 counties
North Dakota934History

All counties, 2023

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McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 1,153 USD1,153Williams CountyWilliams County: 1,108 USD1,108Divide CountyDivide County: 1,064 USD1,064Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,043 USD1,043Morton CountyMorton County: 1,036 USD1,036Ward CountyWard County: 1,000 USD1,000Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 996 USD996Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 971 USD971Stark CountyStark County: 966 USD966Dunn CountyDunn County: 941 USD941Cass CountyCass County: 930 USD930Bowman CountyBowman County: 869 USD869Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 864 USD864Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 859 USD859Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 856 USD856Kidder CountyKidder County: 847 USD847Logan CountyLogan County: 847 USD847Renville CountyRenville County: 846 USD846Sargent CountySargent County: 835 USD835Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 830 USD830Pierce CountyPierce County: 807 USD807Barnes CountyBarnes County: 779 USD779McLean CountyMcLean County: 768 USD768Walsh CountyWalsh County: 766 USD766Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 763 USD763Traill CountyTraill County: 758 USD758Foster CountyFoster County: 756 USD756Richland CountyRichland County: 751 USD751Dickey CountyDickey County: 749 USD749Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 742 USD742McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 737 USD737Burke CountyBurke County: 725 USD725Oliver CountyOliver County: 725 USD725Slope CountySlope County: 719 USD719Towner CountyTowner County: 719 USD719Ransom CountyRansom County: 710 USD710Pembina CountyPembina County: 692 USD692Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 687 USD687Grant CountyGrant County: 650 USD650Billings CountyBillings County: 630 USD630Steele CountySteele County: 630 USD630Wells CountyWells County: 630 USD630Benson CountyBenson County: 616 USD616Eddy CountyEddy County: 615 USD615LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 607 USD607Griggs CountyGriggs County: 606 USD606McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 600 USD600Nelson CountyNelson County: 593 USD593Emmons CountyEmmons County: 551 USD551Adams CountyAdams County: 545 USD545Rolette CountyRolette County: 479 USD479Sioux CountySioux County: 466 USD466Sheridan CountySheridan County: 373 USD373
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1McKenzie County1,153-3.3%
2Williams County1,108+1%
3Divide County1,064+3.1%
4Mercer County1,043+0.4%
5Morton County1,036+6.5%
6Ward County1,000-0.5%
7Burleigh County996+2.2%
8Grand Forks County971+3.2%
9Stark County966-2.2%
10Dunn County941+3.9%
11Cass County930+2.3%
12Bowman County869+0.8%
13Mountrail County864-7%
14Cavalier County859+17.5%
15Golden Valley County856+2.1%
16Kidder County847+14.5%
16Logan County847+9.9%
18Renville County846-4.4%
19Sargent County835-0.2%
20Hettinger County830-2.6%
21Pierce County807+6.6%
22Barnes County779+0.8%
23McLean County768+0.3%
24Walsh County766+10.2%
25Bottineau County763+13.9%
26Traill County758+6.9%
27Foster County756+6.5%
28Richland County751+3.6%
29Dickey County749-1.3%
30Stutsman County742-0.5%
31McHenry County737-2.1%
32Burke County725+8.4%
32Oliver County725+22.1%
34Slope County719+35.4%
34Towner County719+15.6%
36Ransom County710-15.5%
37Pembina County692+5.2%
38Ramsey County687+3.6%
39Grant County650+3.3%
40Billings County630-3.1%
40Steele County630+6.1%
40Wells County630+6.1%
43Benson County616+9.4%
44Eddy County615+10.8%
45LaMoure County607+6.3%
46Griggs County606+21.4%
47McIntosh County600-0.8%
48Nelson County593+10%
49Emmons County551-5.8%
50Adams County545-7.5%
51Rolette County479-0.6%
52Sioux County466+8.4%
53Sheridan County373-15%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

McKenzie County, with $1,153 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sheridan County, with $373 in 2023.

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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