Logan
North Dakota

What stands out

If you had to describe Logan County in numbers, start here: the average temperature is in the bottom 3% of American counties (42°F), the home price against local income is in the bottom 4% of American counties (1.3 years of income), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within North Dakota it ranks 27th of 53 counties for the average temperature, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Logan County, North Dakota. 1,849 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 1.7% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +29).

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 $59,750 a year, lower than 52% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $40,546. Unemployment runs 2.2%, lower than 92% of American counties. 16% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $220 a year.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $625 a month. Property tax is 1.05% of home value, roughly $988 a year on that median home, higher than 63% of American counties. 83% 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 80.6 years, longer than 93% of American counties. There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 13.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.18 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 75% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 63 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 77% 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 42°F, highs near 53 and lows near 31, colder than 97% of American counties. About 22 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 15 out of 100, safer than 85% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 63 Mbps down, slower than 96% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation.