Stutsman
North Dakota

What stands out

Against every county in America, Stutsman County is unusual in three ways: the average temperature is in the bottom 3% of American counties (42°F), unemployment is in the bottom 5% of American counties (2.0%), and the school test score is in the top 7% of American counties (3.43 where 3.0 is grade level). Within North Dakota it ranks 27th of 53 counties for the average temperature, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Stutsman County, North Dakota. 21,609 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.4% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -83).

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 $59,167 a year, lower than 54% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $56,489. Unemployment runs 2.0%, lower than 95% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $208 a year.

Home

The median home costs $232K, cheaper than 51% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $754 a month. Property tax is 1.11% of home value, roughly $2,122 a year on that median home, higher than 67% of American counties. 65% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, lower than 90% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 9 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 78.0 years, longer than 76% of American counties. There are 29 active physicians in the county, about 13.4 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 6.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.30 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 93% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 36 points. 61% 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 21 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 66 out of 100, riskier than 66% of American counties; the county has had 31 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 243 Mbps down, faster than 71% of American counties. There are 7 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 3 museums.