Compare monthly care rates across 373 cities and 72 CMS-certified nursing facilities in North Dakota.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At North Dakota's average caregiver rate of $26.82/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $4,750/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,426/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $363/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,547/mo; Memory Care averages $5,800/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 7 |
| Bismarck | Burleigh | $5,250/mo | $6,400/mo | $8,110/mo | $314,700 | 5 |
| Mandan | Morton | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $249,600 | 3 |
| Dickinson | Stark | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,790/mo | $260,400 | 2 |
| Garrison | Mclean | $4,540/mo | $5,540/mo | $7,010/mo | $233,100 | 2 |
| Grand Forks | Grand Forks | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $244,200 | 2 |
| Jamestown | Stutsman | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $200,300 | 2 |
| Lisbon | Ransom | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $174,800 | 2 |
| Minot | Ward | $5,090/mo | $6,210/mo | $7,860/mo | $259,100 | 2 |
| Aneta | Nelson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,500 | 1 |
| Ashley | Mcintosh | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $80,300 | 1 |
| Beulah | Mercer | $5,210/mo | $6,360/mo | $8,040/mo | $196,200 | 1 |
| Bottineau | Bottineau | $4,570/mo | $5,580/mo | $7,070/mo | $190,900 | 1 |
| Cando | Towner | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,800 | 1 |
| Carrington | Foster | $4,550/mo | $5,550/mo | $7,040/mo | $162,800 | 1 |
| Cavalier | Pembina | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,600 | 1 |
| Cooperstown | Griggs | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $128,200 | 1 |
| Devils Lake | Ramsey | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $197,400 | 1 |
| Dunseith | Rolette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $93,000 | 1 |
| Ellendale | Dickey | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $167,100 | 1 |
| Enderlin | Ransom | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $174,800 | 1 |
| Forman | Sargent | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $149,600 | 1 |
| Glen Ullin | Morton | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $249,600 | 1 |
| Grafton | Walsh | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,700 | 1 |
| Hankinson | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,600 | 1 |
| Harvey | Wells | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,400 | 1 |
| Hatton | Traill | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,270/mo | $193,200 | 1 |
| Hettinger | Adams | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $108,300 | 1 |
| Hillsboro | Traill | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,270/mo | $193,200 | 1 |
| Killdeer | Dunn | $5,390/mo | $6,580/mo | $8,330/mo | $244,000 | 1 |
| Lakota | Nelson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,500 | 1 |
| Lamoure | Lamoure | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,000 | 1 |
| Langdon | Cavalier | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,300 | 1 |
| Larimore | Grand Forks | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $244,200 | 1 |
| Mayville | Traill | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,270/mo | $193,200 | 1 |
| Mcville | Nelson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,500 | 1 |
| Napoleon | Logan | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $101,800 | 1 |
| New Rockford | Eddy | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $115,500 | 1 |
| New Salem | Morton | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $249,600 | 1 |
| Oakes | Dickey | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $167,100 | 1 |
| Park River | Walsh | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,700 | 1 |
| Richardton | Stark | $5,040/mo | $6,150/mo | $7,790/mo | $260,400 | 1 |
| Rolette | Rolette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $93,000 | 1 |
| Stanley | Mountrail | $4,780/mo | $5,830/mo | $7,390/mo | $222,200 | 1 |
| Strasburg | Emmons | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $112,400 | 1 |
| Tioga | Williams | $5,710/mo | $6,970/mo | $8,820/mo | $267,800 | 1 |
| Valley City | Barnes | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $168,100 | 1 |
| Velva | Mchenry | $4,420/mo | $5,390/mo | $6,830/mo | $143,200 | 1 |
| Wahpeton | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,600 | 1 |
| Walhalla | Pembina | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,600 | 1 |
| Watford City | Mckenzie | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $357,300 | 1 |
| West Fargo | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 1 |
| Williston | Williams | $5,710/mo | $6,970/mo | $8,820/mo | $267,800 | 1 |
| Wishek | Mcintosh | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $80,300 | 1 |
| Abercrombie | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,600 | 0 |
| Absaraka | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 0 |
| Adams | Walsh | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,700 | 0 |
| Agate | Rolette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $93,000 | 0 |
| Alamo | Williams | $5,710/mo | $6,970/mo | $8,820/mo | $267,800 | 0 |
| Alexander | Mckenzie | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $357,300 | 0 |
| Almont | Morton | $5,190/mo | $6,330/mo | $8,020/mo | $249,600 | 0 |
| Alsen | Cavalier | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,300 | 0 |
| Ambrose | Divide | $5,560/mo | $6,780/mo | $8,590/mo | $173,100 | 0 |
| Amenia | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 0 |
| Amidon | Slope | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $121,300 | 0 |
| Anamoose | Mchenry | $4,420/mo | $5,390/mo | $6,830/mo | $143,200 | 0 |
| Antler | Bottineau | $4,570/mo | $5,580/mo | $7,070/mo | $190,900 | 0 |
| Argusville | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 0 |
| Arnegard | Mckenzie | $5,770/mo | $7,040/mo | $8,920/mo | $357,300 | 0 |
| Arthur | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 0 |
| Arvilla | Grand Forks | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $244,200 | 0 |
| Ayr | Cass | $4,770/mo | $5,820/mo | $7,370/mo | $284,700 | 0 |
| Baldwin | Burleigh | $5,250/mo | $6,400/mo | $8,110/mo | $314,700 | 0 |
| Balfour | Mchenry | $4,420/mo | $5,390/mo | $6,830/mo | $143,200 | 0 |
| Balta | Pierce | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $143,400 | 0 |
| Bantry | Mchenry | $4,420/mo | $5,390/mo | $6,830/mo | $143,200 | 0 |
| Barney | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,600 | 0 |
| Bathgate | Pembina | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,600 | 0 |
| Beach | Golden Valley | $4,620/mo | $5,640/mo | $7,130/mo | $119,200 | 0 |
| Belcourt | Rolette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $93,000 | 0 |