State City Rankings

Most Economically Stable Cities in North Dakota

City ranking view for North Dakota using the latest available Combined Score snapshots and trend direction context.

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City Stability Ranking

As Of 2024

Rank	City	Combined Score	National Percentile	Trend
1	Alice	82	97th	Declining
2	Amenia	82	97th	Declining
3	Argusville	82	97th	Declining
4	Arthur	82	97th	Declining
5	Ayr	82	97th	Declining
6	Briarwood	82	97th	Declining
7	Brooktree Park	82	97th	Declining
8	Buffalo	82	97th	Declining
9	Casselton	82	97th	Declining
10	Davenport	82	97th	Declining
11	Embden	82	97th	Declining
12	Erie	82	97th	Declining
13	Fargo	82	97th	Declining
14	Frontier	82	97th	Declining
15	Gardner	82	97th	Declining
16	Grandin	82	97th	Declining
17	Harwood	82	97th	Declining
18	Horace	82	97th	Declining
19	Hunter	82	97th	Declining
20	Kindred	82	97th	Declining
21	Leonard	82	97th	Declining
22	Mapleton	82	97th	Declining
23	North River	82	97th	Declining
24	Oxbow	82	97th	Declining
25	Page	82	97th	Declining
26	Prairie Rose	82	97th	Declining
27	Tower City	82	97th	Declining
28	West Fargo	82	97th	Declining
29	Wheatland	82	97th	Declining
30	Apple Valley	80	95th	Declining
31	Bismarck	80	95th	Declining
32	Driscoll	80	95th	Declining
33	Lincoln	80	95th	Declining
34	Menoken	80	95th	Declining
35	Regan	80	95th	Declining
36	Wing	80	95th	Declining
37	Alexander	80	95th	Declining
38	Arnegard	80	95th	Declining
39	East Fairview	80	95th	Declining
40	Four Bears Village	80	95th	Declining
41	Mandaree	80	95th	Declining
42	Watford City	80	95th	Declining
43	Belfield	80	94th	Declining
44	Dickinson	80	94th	Declining
45	Gladstone	80	94th	Declining
46	Richardton	80	94th	Declining
47	South Heart	80	94th	Declining
48	Taylor	80	94th	Declining
49	Almont	78	93th	Declining
50	Flasher	78	93th	Declining
51	Glen Ullin	78	93th	Declining
52	Harmon	78	93th	Declining
53	Hebron	78	93th	Declining
54	Mandan	78	93th	Declining
55	New Salem	78	93th	Declining
56	Alamo	76	91th	Declining
57	Blacktail	76	91th	Declining
58	Epping	76	91th	Declining
59	Grenora	76	91th	Declining
60	Long Creek	76	91th	Declining
61	McGregor	76	91th	Declining
62	Ray	76	91th	Declining
63	Springbrook	76	91th	Declining
64	Tioga	76	91th	Declining
65	Trenton	76	91th	Declining
66	Wildrose	76	91th	Declining
67	Williston	76	91th	Declining
68	New Town	71	85th	Declining
69	Palermo	71	85th	Declining
70	Parshall	71	85th	Declining
71	Plaza	71	85th	Declining
72	Ross	71	85th	Declining
73	Stanley	71	85th	Declining
74	White Earth	71	85th	Declining
75	Benedict	70	83th	Stable
76	Butte	70	83th	Stable
77	Coleharbor	70	83th	Stable
78	Garrison	70	83th	Stable
79	Max	70	83th	Stable
80	Mercer	70	83th	Stable
81	Riverdale	70	83th	Stable
82	Ruso	70	83th	Stable
83	Turtle Lake	70	83th	Stable
84	Underwood	70	83th	Stable
85	Washburn	70	83th	Stable
86	White Shield	70	83th	Stable
87	Wilton	70	83th	Stable
88	Blanchard	68	80th	Improving
89	Buxton	68	80th	Improving
90	Caledonia	68	80th	Improving

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