Grand Forks metro · Midwest

Grand Forks, ND

North Dakota · approx. 293,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$72.4K

household / year

Avg home price

$288K

~$1,442/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,170

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Grand Forks scores

Job market depth42/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability90/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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