Ramsey
North Dakota

What stands out

If you had to describe Ramsey County in numbers, start here: the school test score is among the highest in America (3.67 where 3.0 is grade level), the average temperature is among the coldest in America (40°F), and unemployment is in the bottom 9% of American counties (2.3%). Within North Dakota it ranks 2nd of 48 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Ramsey County, North Dakota. 11,613 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.5% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -52).

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 $61,490 a year, higher than 53% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $50,822. Unemployment runs 2.3%, lower than 91% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $254 a year.

Home

The median home costs $231K, cheaper than 51% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $683 a month. Property tax is 0.93% of home value, roughly $1,799 a year on that median home, higher than 55% of American counties. 62% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 76% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 11 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.2 years, longer than 55% of American counties. There are 15 active physicians in the county, about 12.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 6.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.52 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than almost every county in America. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 37 points. 62% 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 40°F, highs near 51 and lows near 30, colder than almost every county in America. About 18 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 48 out of 100, safer than 52% of American counties; the county has had 29 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 229 Mbps down, faster than 64% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.1 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.