Cass County, ND real estate

What the numbers say

Cass County, ND real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Cass County listed for $399,625, down 0.1% from a year earlier. That is 8% above the North Dakota median of $370,700.

Homes spent a median of 56 days on the market, faster than 58 days a year ago. That makes Cass County the #3 fastest-selling of 4 North Dakota counties we track.

Homeowners in Cass County pay a median of $3,564 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $298,000, an effective rate of about 1.20%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Cass County the #52 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $958 a month, and $976 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 35 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 $400,000 home here comes to about $2,744 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $75,555).