The North Dakota housing market, by the numbers.
Median sale price, days on market, and what a traditional sale really costs a North Dakota seller — every figure on this page comes from the source cited next to it.
- Median sale price: $311,000
- Median days on market: 44
- Typical selling costs: ~6.84% of the price
- Foreclosure timeline: 3 to 6 months
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The headline numbers.
Each figure comes from the source cited under it. Medians describe the middle of the North Dakota market, not any specific house.
| North Dakota metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $311,000 | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Median days on market | 44 days | Redfin state market tracker, May 2026 |
| Average agent commission | 5.84% (≈ $18,162) | Clever, Feb 2026 survey (state avg) |
| Seller closing costs | 1% (≈ $3,110) | Redfin national est., May 2026 (low end of 1-3% range excl. commission, transfer tax itemized separately) |
| Seller transfer tax | None | ND has no real estate transfer tax (PropertyShark, Dec 2025) |
Data updated: September 2026
Selling the traditional way in North Dakota: the math.
The same arithmetic an agent would run at your kitchen table, worked on the North Dakota median sale price.
How to read this: on the $311,000 median sale, the traditional route leaves roughly $289,728 before loan payoff, repairs, and the holding costs (effective property tax ~0.98%/yr per the Tax Foundation, plus insurance and utilities) that stack up while you wait about 44 days on market. These are estimates worked on the North Dakota median; your actual costs vary by county, property, and buyer.
The cost of waiting: North Dakota's effective property-tax rate runs about 0.98% a year (Tax Foundation). Worked on the $311,000 median home, that's roughly $3,048 a year in property tax — call it $367 accrued across the 44-day (about 6-week) median wait for a traditional sale, before insurance and utilities, and on top of the selling costs above. The longer a North Dakota listing sits past the median, the bigger that carrying cost grows.
The North Dakota foreclosure clock.
North Dakota uses a judicial foreclosure process, and a typical case runs 3 to 6 months — that window is how much real time an owner has to catch up, refinance, or sell.
How long it really takes: Practitioner estimate (not statute): ~5-9 months from serious default to sheriff's sale in an uncontested case — 30-90 day pre-foreclosure notice, then court action (roughly 2-4 months to judgment if uncontested), then the advertised sale — followed by the 60-day redemption period before the sheriff's deed issues.
Primary statute: N.D.C.C. ch. 32-19. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with a local attorney.
If you need to sell fast.
The numbers above describe the traditional route in North Dakota: roughly 6.84% of the price in selling costs and about 44 days of waiting before a financed buyer even closes. When time is the real problem — a foreclosure date, back taxes, a move that can't wait — some owners trade part of the headline price for speed and certainty by selling as-is to a cash buyer.
Your cash option: You can request offers on North Dakota houses sold as-is — no repairs, no commissions, no fees to you. Requesting offers is free, and you decide what happens next.
See what the North Dakota numbers mean for your house.
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