CITY PROFILE
Bismarck, ND
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Bismarck is a smaller metro with housing that sits on the pricier side of our dataset, so expect to stretch your budget further here than in many other places we track. The climate brings cold winters and cool summers, with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year. If you're drawn to a compact city with four-season weather and don't mind higher housing costs, this could work; if affordability is your priority, you'll want to look elsewhere.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $357K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,325/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6.4°C · warmest 23°C · coolest -9.9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 500 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.03 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #324 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy83
- Affordable to rent83
- Climate comfort20
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities21
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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