Pierce County, ND real estate

What the numbers say

Pierce County, ND real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Pierce County pay a median of $1,604 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $147,300, an effective rate of about 1.09%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Pierce County the #44 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $850 a month, and $838 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 14 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 $147,000 home here comes to about $998 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $43,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,365).