Divide County, ND real estate

What the numbers say

Divide County, ND real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Divide County pay a median of $1,006 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $167,600, an effective rate of about 0.60%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Divide County the #8 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,105 a month, and $1,417 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 13 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $168,000 home here comes to about $1,067 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $46,000 a year (the median household here earns $91,852).