McIntosh
North Dakota

What stands out

If you had to describe McIntosh County in numbers, start here: the average commute is among the shortest in America (10 minutes), the home price against local income is among the most affordable in America (1.0 years of income), and home internet speed is among the fastest in America (337 Mbps). Within North Dakota it ranks 1st of 16 counties for the average commute, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in McIntosh County, North Dakota. 2,529 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.3% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +6).

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 $64,375 a year, higher than 61% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $46,427. Unemployment runs 2.1%, lower than 93% of American counties. 11% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 10 minutes each way.

North Dakota takes 0.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $310 a year.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $556 a month. Property tax is 0.90% of home value, roughly $753 a year on that median home, higher than 53% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 73% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 79.0 years, longer than 84% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 7.9 per 10,000 people. 9.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.45 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 98% of American counties. 88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 70% 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 96% of American counties. About 21 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 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 337 Mbps down, faster than almost every county in America. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 2.0 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.