Best PlacesNorthport, Fargo, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northport, Fargo, 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.
Northport, Fargo ranks 1,547th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northport, Fargo
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.
Northport, Fargo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northport, Fargo ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Northport, Fargo ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northport, Fargo
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northport, Fargo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $67,481; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Northport, Fargo's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Northport, Fargo
Northport, Fargo's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Northport, Fargo.
Who works in Northport, Fargo, and how
Work in Northport, Fargo centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Northport, Fargo
Northport, Fargo has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northport, Fargo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northport, Fargo, month by month
Northport, Fargo sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 12° | 3° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Northport, Fargo
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 221 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northport, Fargo
Schools across Northport, Fargo average a C+, better than 56% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Washington Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mckinley Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ben Franklin Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Dakota High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northport, Fargo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northport, Fargo 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 Northport, Fargo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northport, Fargo
Is Northport, Fargo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northport, Fargo ranks 1,547th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and health care access, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northport, Fargo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,490. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $67,481 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Northport, Fargo safe?
Yes, Northport, Fargo is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
Compare Northport, Fargo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northport, Fargo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northport, Fargo 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.
Northport, Fargo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northport, Fargo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northport, Fargo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northport, Fargo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northport, Fargo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northport, Fargo 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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