Slope
North Dakota

What stands out

Against every county in America, Slope County is unusual in three ways: homeownership is among the highest in America (90%), natural-hazard risk is among the safest in America (1 of 100), and the property tax rate is in the bottom 2% of American counties (0.32%). Within North Dakota it ranks 1st of 53 counties for homeownership.

Where you are

You live in Slope County, North Dakota. 837 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -11).

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 $70,625 a year, higher than 76% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $62,072. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 78% of American counties. 21% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $432 a year.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $924 a month. Property tax is 0.32% of home value, roughly $352 a year on that median home, lower than 98% of American counties. 90% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 2.9 per 1,000 residents, lower than 95% 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. 8.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 73 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 44°F, highs near 57 and lows near 31, colder than 93% of American counties. About 19 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 1 out of 100, safer than almost every county in America; the county has had 10 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 236 Mbps down, faster than 67% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.