Best PlacesLaMoure County, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in LaMoure County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
LaMoure County ranks 440th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in LaMoure County
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.
LaMoure County's strengths and weaknesses
Where LaMoure County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of counties
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 85% of counties
Where LaMoure County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of counties
- Cheap childcare$879 a month, better than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in LaMoure County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median LaMoure County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,113, 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 LaMoure County's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in LaMoure County
LaMoure County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for LaMoure County.
Who works in LaMoure County, and how
Work in LaMoure County centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in LaMoure County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across LaMoure County.
Is LaMoure County growing, and who is moving in?
LaMoure County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Fargo, ND.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving LaMoure County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in LaMoure County, month by month
LaMoure County sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 13° | 5° |
| April | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of LaMoure County
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 277 miles away.
The best schools in and around LaMoure County
Schools across LaMoure County average a C+, better than 57% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Edgeley Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Lamoure Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Breckenridge MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Gackle-streeter High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Litchville-marion High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Oakes High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every LaMoure County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
LaMoure County 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 LaMoure County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in LaMoure County
Is LaMoure County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, LaMoure County ranks 440th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, health care access, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is LaMoure County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,740. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $81,113 median income, cost of living beats 87% of counties.
Is LaMoure County safe?
Yes, LaMoure County is safer than 85% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
Compare LaMoure County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to LaMoure County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in LaMoure County 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.
LaMoure County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for LaMoure County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in LaMoure County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of LaMoure County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in LaMoure County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
LaMoure County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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.
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