Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in North Dakota for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1BismarckPopulation 73,694 · mixed overall livability37% match
- #2MinotPopulation 48,038 · mixed overall livability37% match
- #3WillistonPopulation 27,783 · mixed overall livability37% match
- #4DickinsonPopulation 25,116 · mixed overall livability37% match
- #5FargoPopulation 127,319 · mixed overall livability20% match
- #6Grand ForksPopulation 58,935 · mixed overall livability20% match
- #7West FargoPopulation 38,653 · solid overall livability20% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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