Bismarck, ND metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 27
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Home Value
$356,800
+5.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
27
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
39 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,333/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$201
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 52% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (27/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $91k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,915 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $934/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $201 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +11% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.6% to +11.3% (80% range; middle estimate +5.2%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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Counties in Bismarck, ND metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh County, ND | $370.2K | +5.3% | 21 |
| Morton County, ND | $323.7K | +6.1% | 42 |
| Oliver County, ND | $267.6K | +6.8% | 2 |