11 census tracts
Bismarck.North Dakota housing market
This Bismarck housing market report covers about 23,500 homes across 11 census tracts. Rent takes just 24.7% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), the lowest share of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $584,695 across 223 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $584,695 223 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 23,500 across 11 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 38% of occupied homes
Bismarck housing market context
- Tracts across Bismarck are unusually alike on location: the middle half spans 65 to 68 on the Location Score, narrower than in 133 of the 139 markets.
- Home price growth runs at 3.1% a year, slower than in 126 of the 139 markets.
- Rent growth in Bismarck is 2.8% a year at the median, slower than in 117 of the 139 markets, against the North Dakota median of 3.2%.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 11 census tracts in Bismarck.
Half of Bismarck's tracts score between 65 and 68. The full range spans 62 to 75, with a median of 66.4.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Bismarck's tracts is 3.4 points wide on the score, narrower than in 133 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 23,500 homes in Bismarck, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 23,500 homes, 7.3% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 38% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 57% of Bismarck’s housing units are in single-family structures, 9% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 28% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Bismarck compares
Bismarck's median is above the North Dakota median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Bismarck lower · median · upper Bismarck | North Dakota ND | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$65,042 $69,865 $76,454 | $80,613 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
47% 48% 50% | 47% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
33% 34% 35% | 34% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
3.0% 3.1% 3.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
2.5% 2.8% 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
1.31% every tract | 1.31% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.73% every tract | 0.73% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
23.4% 24.7% 25.5% | 24.5% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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