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The median home value in Ward County, ND is $284,927 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.63% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$284,927
Year-over-Year
+3.63%
National Rank
#1074 of 3071
Ward County ranks 9th out of 43 counties in ND by median home price, and is +21.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within ND, the typical county has a median home value of $197,992, making Ward County +43.9% above the ND state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,238 a year against a typical home value of $284,927 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 50% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ward County recorded a violent crime rate of 319 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,403 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 47,041 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ward County is $284,927. That's up 3.63% from a year earlier. That is about 21.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ward County the 9th most expensive of 43 counties in North Dakota.
Median household income here is $78,238, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ward County recorded 319 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 47,041 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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