Ward County, ND real estate

What the numbers say

Ward County, ND real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Ward County listed for $326,200, down 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 12% below the North Dakota median of $370,700.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, faster than 46 days a year ago. That makes Ward County the #2 fastest-selling of 4 North Dakota counties we track.

Homeowners in Ward County pay a median of $2,859 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $267,100, an effective rate of about 1.07%. The North Dakota average is 0.99%, which makes Ward County the #41 lowest-tax of 53 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,048 a month, and $980 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $326,000 home here comes to about $2,205 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $95,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,238).