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Home values, rents and more in the Bismarck metro area

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$356,000
North Dakota: $291,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.2%
North Dakota: +5.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,303/mo
North Dakota: $1,185 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.7%
North Dakota: +2.3% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
139,750
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$85,156
North Dakota: $76,657 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around the Bismarck metro, shaded by typical home valueMortonBurleighGrantEmmonsMcLeanKidderDunnMercerSiouxHettingerWellsAdamsSheridanOliver
  • Under $160k
  • $160k–$180k
  • $180k–$230k
  • $230k–$320k
  • $320k+
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Counties around the Bismarck metro, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). The metro area is outlined.

How the Bismarck metro compares

The typical home in the Bismarck metro area is worth about $356,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Bismarck metro are 23% above the typical value in North Dakota ($291,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in the Bismarck metro rose 5.2%, compared with +5.1% in North Dakota and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,303 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% above North Dakota ($1,185) and 33% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $85,156, against $76,657 in North Dakota and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 139,750 people live in the Bismarck metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

The Bismarck metro has the 224th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the highest of 8 in North Dakota with Zillow figures.

Part of: North Dakota

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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