Burleigh County, ND real estate

What the numbers say

Burleigh County, ND real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Burleigh County listed for $499,923, up 8.4% from a year earlier. That is 35% above the North Dakota median of $370,700.

Homes spent a median of 38 days on the market, faster than 58 days a year ago. That makes Burleigh County the #1 fastest-selling of 4 North Dakota counties we track.

Homeowners in Burleigh County pay a median of $2,863 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $324,000, an effective rate of about 0.88%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Burleigh County the #20 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $998 a month, and $988 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 42 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $500,000 home here comes to about $3,302 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $142,000 a year (the median household here earns $86,851).