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Fargo, ND · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Fargo

Fargo ranks #14 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 90 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 90th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in North Dakota.

affordability score
90
Exceptional
National rank
#14 of 134
In North Dakota
#2 of 2
Percentile
90th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Fargo sits 40 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Fargo

  1. T#11 Chesapeake, VA 92
  2. #13 Boise, ID 91
  3. #14 Fargo, ND — this page 90
  4. T#15 Chandler, AZ 89
  5. T#15 Scottsdale, AZ 89

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Fargo

Fargo scores 48 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: