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    Moving to Minot, ND

    Is Minot a good place to live?

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    Minot ranks #7 of 7 North Dakota cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (25/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.2% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $254,400
    +5.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $928
    per month
    Household income
    $77,431
    median
    Unemployment
    3.4%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Minot

    The median home value in Minot is $254,400 and median rent is $928 a month, against a median household income of $77,431. Homes cost about 3.3× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Minot crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across North Dakota the 2025 rate was 240 violent and 1,495 property crimes per 100,000 people — #27 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Minot, ND

    Minot has about 47,922 residents, 3.4% unemployment and 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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