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What Is It Like to Live in Fargo?

What it costs to live in Fargo, and how it compares with other North Dakota cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

19

8th best value in North Dakota

How much you get for what you pay, versus other North Dakota cities.

Overall livability

32

8th overall in North Dakota

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Fargo is home to about 124,979 people. A typical home runs $232,900 and a household earns around $60,200, a price-to-income ratio of 3.9. Among North Dakota's cities, it ranks 8th for value and 8th overall.

Fargo at a glance

Median home price

$232,900

8th in ND of 9

Median rent

$841/mo

Median household income

$60,200

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

3.8%

6th in ND of 9

School rating

4/10

7th in ND of 9

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in ND of 9

Walk score

14/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within North Dakota only. Updated 2026.