The 10 Richest Cities In North Dakota For 2024


The richest cities in North Dakota are Horace and West Fargo for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Horace, West Fargo, Williston: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in North Dakota. They are also home to some of the richest people in the Peace Garden State.

Horace in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $146,184 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 5.32561505065123%.

If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in North Dakota share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.

How did we come up with these mega wealthy cities? We analyzed Census data from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey for the 27 places in North Dakota with more than 2,000 people.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Richest Places In North Dakota For 2024

  1. Horace
  2. West Fargo
  3. Williston
  4. Watford City
  5. Bismarck
  6. Mandan
  7. Stanley
  8. Lincoln
  9. Dickinson
  10. Beulah

Richest Cities In North Dakota Map

For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list of the richest cities in North Dakota.

Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about North Dakota:

The 10 Richest Cities In North Dakota For 2024

1. Horace

Horace, ND

Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) | CC BY-SA 2.0
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Population: 3,464
Median Income: $146,184
Median Home Values: $397,324
More on Horace: Data | Real Estate

2. West Fargo

West Fargo, ND

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9
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Population: 38,653
Median Income: $96,929
Median Home Values: $317,108
More on West Fargo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Williston

Williston, ND

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8
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Population: 27,783
Median Income: $80,352
Median Home Values: $317,700
More on Williston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Watford City

Watford City, ND

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Population: 5,900
Median Income: $84,076
Median Home Values: $307,622
More on Watford City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Bismarck

Bismarck, ND

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8.5
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Population: 73,694
Median Income: $76,014
Median Home Values: $339,338
More on Bismarck: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Mandan

Mandan, ND

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Population: 24,049
Median Income: $78,077
Median Home Values: $308,053
More on Mandan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Stanley

Stanley, ND

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6
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Population: 2,189
Median Income: $101,351
Median Home Values: $222,891
More on Stanley: Data | Crime | Real Estate

8. Lincoln

Lincoln, ND

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7.5
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Population: 4,209
Median Income: $83,947
Median Home Values: $270,030
More on Lincoln: Data | Crime | Real Estate

9. Dickinson

Dickinson, ND

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Overall SnackAbility

8
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Population: 25,116
Median Income: $75,767
Median Home Values: $275,335
More on Dickinson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Beulah

Beulah, ND

Source: Wikipedia User Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
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Population: 3,063
Median Income: $90,655
Median Home Values: $197,523
More on Beulah: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In North Dakota For 2024

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In North Dakota
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2018-2022 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

  • Median Home Values
  • Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 27 places with more than 2,000 people in North Dakota, we ranked each place from 1 to 27 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Horace, crowned the “Richest City In North Dakota For 2024.”

The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in North Dakota.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 27 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In North Dakota For 2024

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in North Dakota, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in North Dakota.

The richest cities in North Dakota are Horace, West Fargo, Williston, Watford City, Bismarck, Mandan, Stanley, Lincoln, Dickinson, and Beulah.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in North Dakota, according to data:

Poorest: Grafton
2nd Poorest: Valley City
3rd Poorest: Rugby

For more North Dakota reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In North Dakota

Rank City RichScore Median Income Average Home Price
1 Horace 1.0 $146,184 $397,324
2 West Fargo 3.5 $96,929 $317,108
3 Williston 5.0 $80,352 $317,700
4 Watford City 5.5 $84,076 $307,622
5 Bismarck 6.0 $76,014 $339,338
6 Mandan 7.0 $78,077 $308,053
7 Stanley 7.5 $101,351 $222,891
8 Lincoln 8.0 $83,947 $270,030
9 Dickinson 10.0 $75,767 $275,335
10 Beulah 10.5 $90,655 $197,523
11 Fargo 11.5 $64,432 $290,476
12 Minot 12.0 $75,545 $239,901
13 Casselton 13.0 $61,861 $280,193
14 Hazen 14.0 $79,231 $180,243
15 Bottineau 14.0 $67,723 $218,355
16 Grand Forks 16.0 $59,079 $253,634
17 Mayville 17.0 $67,813 $171,646
18 New Town 20.0 $56,176 $195,855
19 Oakes 20.5 $64,931 $135,535
20 Carrington 20.5 $62,240 $164,183
21 Devils Lake 21.0 $41,203 $215,052
22 Wahpeton 21.0 $51,417 $201,883
23 Jamestown 21.5 $53,389 $184,873
24 Lisbon 22.0 $61,250 $151,840
25 Rugby 23.0 $54,852 $166,273
26 Valley City 23.5 $52,224 $167,019
27 Grafton 23.5 $59,696 $126,820
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