LaMoure
North Dakota

What stands out

If you had to describe LaMoure County in numbers, start here: life expectancy is among the longest in America (83.9 years), unemployment is in the bottom 2% of American counties (1.9%), and the home price against local income is in the bottom 3% of American counties (1.2 years of income). Within North Dakota it ranks 2nd of 49 counties for life expectancy.

Where you are

You live in LaMoure County, North Dakota. 4,135 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 0.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +13).

North Dakota's income tax is now among the lowest of any state that has one, with a top rate under 2.5% after 2023 cuts funded by oil revenue, and it stopped taxing Social Security in 2021. Housing is inexpensive and the state has the lowest unemployment in the country in most years. Winters are severe, and the Bakken oil economy makes the western counties boom and bust.

Money

The typical household here brings in $70,227 a year, higher than 74% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,019. Unemployment runs 1.9%, lower than 98% of American counties. 13% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 16 minutes each way.

North Dakota takes 0.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $424 a year.

Home

The median home costs $143K, cheaper than 86% of American counties, about 1.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $543 a month. Property tax is 0.97% of home value, roughly $1,138 a year on that median home, higher than 58% of American counties. 84% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.2 per 1,000 residents, lower than 86% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 83.9 years, longer than almost every county in America. There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 8.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.00 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 61% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 45 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under North Dakota law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 43°F, highs near 54 and lows near 32, colder than 95% of American counties. About 23 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 26 out of 100, safer than 74% of American counties; the county has had 33 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 162 Mbps down, slower than 66% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.