Best Cities for Remote Workers in North Dakota

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in North Dakota

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 59.8
Horace, ND
3,964 residents
Broadband 97.0%
WFH Culture 10.9%
Affordability 89
#2
Score 56.1
West Fargo, ND
39,325 residents
Broadband 93.7%
WFH Culture 9.8%
Affordability 89
#3
Score 50.7
Bottineau, ND
2,063 residents
Broadband 90.4%
WFH Culture 6.8%
Affordability 89
#4
Score 50.5
Surrey, ND
1,672 residents
Broadband 98.5%
WFH Culture 3.6%
Affordability 89
#5
Score 49.2
Fargo, ND
129,064 residents
Broadband 87.6%
WFH Culture 8.1%
Affordability 89
#6
Score 48.9
Stanley, ND
2,089 residents
Broadband 95.4%
WFH Culture 5.2%
Affordability 89
#7
Score 48.3
Hazen, ND
2,509 residents
Broadband 92.3%
WFH Culture 6.4%
Affordability 89
#8
Score 48.2
Rugby, ND
2,555 residents
Broadband 88.6%
WFH Culture 6.2%
Affordability 89
#9
Score 48
Mandan, ND
24,293 residents
Broadband 90.1%
WFH Culture 8.1%
Affordability 89
#10
Score 47.9
Thompson, ND
1,092 residents
Broadband 87.1%
WFH Culture 6.4%
Affordability 89
#11
Score 47.3
Hillsboro, ND
1,643 residents
Broadband 84.7%
WFH Culture 6.7%
Affordability 89
#12
Score 47.3
Carrington, ND
2,171 residents
Broadband 87.8%
WFH Culture 5.8%
Affordability 89

Full Ranking, North Dakota

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Horace ND 59.8
2 West Fargo ND 56.1
3 Bottineau ND 50.7
4 Surrey ND 50.5
5 Fargo ND 49.2
6 Stanley ND 48.9
7 Hazen ND 48.3
8 Rugby ND 48.2
9 Mandan ND 48
10 Thompson ND 47.9
11 Hillsboro ND 47.3
12 Carrington ND 47.3
13 Bismarck ND 47.2
14 Shell Valley ND 46.6
15 Oakes ND 44.8
16 Wahpeton ND 44.5
17 Grand Forks ND 44.5
18 Tioga ND 44.2
19 Langdon ND 44.1
20 Cavalier ND 44
21 Minot ND 43.6
22 Crosby ND 43.6
23 Grand Forks AFB ND 43.5
24 Minot AFB ND 42.9
25 Watford City ND 42.7
26 Washburn ND 42.2
27 Dickinson ND 42.1
28 Larimore ND 41.4
29 Belcourt ND 41.1
30 Lisbon ND 40.9
31 Jamestown ND 40.5
32 New Rockford ND 39.5
33 Williston ND 39.5
34 Bowman ND 39
35 Devils Lake ND 38.1
36 Burlington ND 37
37 Mayville ND 37
38 Park River ND 36.5
39 Kenmare ND 35.8
40 Hettinger ND 35.7
41 Casselton ND 35.6
42 Rolla ND 34.2
43 Cando ND 33.7
44 Lincoln ND 32.6
45 Valley City ND 32.6
46 Grafton ND 31.8
47 Harvey ND 31.1
48 Garrison ND 29.7
49 Beulah ND 29.3
50 New Town ND 20.6

Horace, ND tops the list with a composite score of 59.8 out of 100, followed by West Fargo and Bottineau. ND dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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