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Typical Cost of a House in Nelson County, North Dakota

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The median home value in Nelson County is $139,700, measured over 2020–2024. That is 44.1% below the North Dakota median of $249,900. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$139,700

2020–2024, give or take $19,963

Against North Dakota

−44.1%

BelowNorth Dakota $249,900

Against the U.S.

−58.0%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Nelson County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with North Dakota as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$1,351a month

−23.3%North Dakota $1,762

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$582a month

−39.0%North Dakota $954

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Nelson County sits among North Dakota's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Nelson County is the 33rd highest of 53.

Across 53 counties in North Dakota the median home value ranged from $84,200 to $349,600. The typical band runs from $119,300 to $208,400, with a median of $163,200. Nelson County is at $139,700.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Nelson County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $19,963 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Nelson County, North Dakota?

The median home value in Nelson County, North Dakota is $139,700, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Nelson County, North Dakota?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $139,700 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Nelson County, North Dakota?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Nelson County, North Dakota pay a median of $1,351 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Nelson County, North Dakota?

Median gross rent in Nelson County, North Dakota is $582 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Nelson County, North Dakota expensive compared with other places?

Nelson County has the 33rd highest median home value of the 53 counties in North Dakota with a published figure, 44.1% below the North Dakota median of $249,900.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in North Dakota

The percentage compares each county with the North Dakota median.