ND area data
Sterling, ND
Sterling, ND.
Population: 316 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 453.0 (+6.4% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.65M
- Median days on market
- 284 days
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, coldWave, hail, inlandFlooding
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 268
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Bearpaw Airport (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $767
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 45,929
- Average weekly wage
- $1,162
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 194
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