Mercer County, ND real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$198,500Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.10%Above state avg 0.99%Median bill $2,184/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,0312-bed $885Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Mercer County, ND real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Mercer County pay a median of $2,184 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $198,500, an effective rate of about 1.10%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Mercer County the #46 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,031 a month, and $885 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 16 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $199,000 home here comes to about $1,347 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $58,000 a year (the median household here earns $80,946).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,347/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,082
  • Property tax$182
  • Insurance (est.)$83

$199,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Mercer County by bedrooms

Studio$1,03442% above state
1 bedroom$48239% below state
2 bedrooms$8857% below state
3 bedrooms$1,50015% above state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.