Sheridan
North Dakota

What stands out

Three things set Sheridan County apart from the other 3,142 counties: the typical two-bedroom rent is among the lowest in America ($310 a month), the home price against local income is in the bottom 2% of American counties (1.2 years of income), and the average temperature is in the bottom 2% of American counties (41°F). Within North Dakota it ranks 1st of 52 counties for the typical two-bedroom rent, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Sheridan County, North Dakota. 1,338 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -9).

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 $68,684 a year, higher than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $36,478. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 81% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $394 a year.

Home

The median home costs $120K, cheaper than 93% of American counties, about 1.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $310 a month. Property tax is 0.78% of home value, roughly $848 a year on that median home, lower than 57% of American counties. 83% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 91% 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. 10.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 56 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 75% 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 41°F, highs near 53 and lows near 30, colder than 98% of American counties. About 21 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 22 out of 100, safer than 78% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 286 Mbps down, faster than 91% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation.