IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Fargo, ND
Fargo is a mid-size city of 131,627 people in Cass County, North Dakota. It's part of the Fargo, ND area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $946 a month.
131,627people
$282kTypical home
$946/moRent
82° / 18°Summer / winter
52"Snow
236Sunny days
Is Fargo right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 131,627
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,557 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Fargo, ND area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,778/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 236 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 129 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (372 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,229 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to FAR airport
- 221 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+8 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk