North Dakota · 113 scored ZIPs · September 2026
North Dakota: the market leans toward sellers.
Conditions tightening in sellers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 113 scored ZIPs in North Dakota. Typical home value $311K, +5.1% over 12 months on average; listings take 57 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
North Dakota113 scored ZIPs
Leaning seller+11
Typical value$311K+5.1% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market57 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut23%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$1,215/mo+3.9% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings2,079Across 110 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list—Too few ZIPs here report a Redfin sale
HavenScore55of 100
Average of 113 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability49
Growth55
Risk60
Momentum61
Livability54
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
On the map
113 scored ZIPs in North Dakota, colored by market balance.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Market report
What the latest figures say about North Dakota.
In North Dakota, typical home values rose by an average of 5.1% over the year to August 2026, weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In North Dakota, the average typical home value stood at $311K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
In September 2026, North Dakota sat in our Leaning seller band, with an average HavenScore balance of +11, weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
The ZIP-level median time on market in North Dakota averaged 57 days in September 2026, weighted by population across the 110 of its 113 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 60 days (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In September 2026, an average of 23% of listings in North Dakota had a price cut, weighted by population across the 110 of its 113 scored ZIPs that report it, against 20% for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Active listings across the 110 ZIPs in North Dakota that report them totaled 2,079 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
Top ZIPs
The ten highest HavenScores among ZIPs with 5,000+ residents.
| Rank | Market balance | ZIP | HavenScore | Typical value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −15, leaning buyer | 58047Horace, ND | 65 | $423K |
| 2 | +19, leaning seller | 58237Grafton, ND | 64 | $162K |
| 3 | −17, leaning buyer | 58078West Fargo, ND | 59 | $359K |
| 4 | +2, balanced | 58703Minot, ND | 59 | $271K |
| 5 | −4, balanced | 58104Fargo, ND | 56 | $408K |
| 6 | +11, leaning seller | 58701Minot, ND | 55 | $290K |
| 7 | +16, leaning seller | 58854Watford City, ND | 55 | $382K |
| 8 | −8, balanced | 58103Fargo, ND | 54 | $271K |
| 9 | +22, leaning seller | 58401Jamestown, ND | 54 | $235K |
| 10 | +22, leaning seller | 58503Bismarck, ND | 54 | $459K |
The score only ranks ZIPs with 5,000+ residents — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. National leaderboards → Every scored ZIP in North Dakota, by county →
Cities
2 cities with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | City | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fargo | −8 | 54 | |
| 2 | Bismarck | +21 | 53 | |
Balance and HavenScore, 0–100, are population-weighted averages of each city’s scored ZIPs. All cities, every state →
Counties
12 counties with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | County | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stark County | −8 | 53 | |
| 2 | Cass County | −8 | 56 | |
| 3 | Williams County | +8 | 52 | |
| 4 | Ward County | +9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Richland County | +15 | 52 | |
| 6 | Barnes County | +16 | 53 | |
| 7 | Burleigh County | +21 | 53 | |
| 8 | McKenzie County | +25 | 57 | |
| 9 | Grand Forks County | +26 | 54 | |
| 10 | Traill County | +30 | 57 | |
| 11 | McLean County | +34 | 63 | |
| 12 | McHenry County | +48 | 55 | |
Each county opens its page of the cheapest scored ZIPs.
Questions about North Dakota
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is North Dakota a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, North Dakota sits in our Leaning seller band, with an average HavenScore balance of +11 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in North Dakota?
As of August 2026, typical home values in North Dakota had risen by an average of 5.1% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in North Dakota?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in North Dakota averaged 57 days, weighted by population across the 110 of its 113 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in North Dakota?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in North Dakota was $311K, weighted by population across its 113 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Rent and sale-to-list average only the ZIPs that report them.
Figures are population-weighted averages of the 113 scored ZIPs in North Dakota.