Best PlacesKilldeer, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Killdeer, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Killdeer ranks 5,138th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Killdeer
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Killdeer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Killdeer ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 136 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
Where Killdeer ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Killdeer
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Killdeer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,993, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Killdeer's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Killdeer
Killdeer's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Killdeer.
Who works in Killdeer, and how
Work in Killdeer centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Killdeer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Killdeer.
What the weather is like in Killdeer, month by month
Killdeer sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 7° |
| April | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Killdeer
The nearest airport, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 490 miles away.
The best schools in and around Killdeer
Schools across Killdeer average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Killdeer Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Killdeer High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Killdeer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Killdeer measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Killdeer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Killdeer
Is Killdeer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Killdeer ranks 5,138th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Killdeer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,831. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $94,993 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Killdeer safe?
Killdeer is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Killdeer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Killdeer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Killdeer represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Killdeer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Killdeer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Killdeer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Killdeer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Killdeer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Killdeer detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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