Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in North Dakota for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1West FargoPopulation 38,653 · solid overall livability61% match
- #2FargoPopulation 127,319 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #3BismarckPopulation 73,694 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #4Grand ForksPopulation 58,935 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #5MinotPopulation 48,038 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #6WillistonPopulation 27,783 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #7DickinsonPopulation 25,116 · mixed overall livability39% 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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