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North Dakota in 2011
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2011 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +3.3%, against −4.4% for the United States and +1.3% in 2010.
6,201 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,913 single-family), +61.8% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.
Counties in 2011
Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2011 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams County | +18.5% | 1,504 | 534 | 36.0 |
| Cavalier County | +17.6% | 2 | 2 | 0.6 |
| McLean County | +12.6% | 53 | 44 | 5.4 |
| Bottineau County | +10.3% | 13 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Pierce County | +9.7% | 5 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Stark County | +8.2% | 319 | 193 | 9.4 |
| Ward County | +7.8% | 1,185 | 542 | 17.4 |
| Walsh County | +7.5% | 6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| McHenry County | +7.2% | 34 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Mercer County | +6.6% | 22 | 22 | 2.6 |
| Traill County | +6.5% | 13 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Foster County | +4.7% | 2 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Barnes County | +4.4% | 12 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Bowman County | +4.3% | 11 | 11 | 4.0 |
| Burleigh County | +4.0% | 592 | 523 | 5.7 |
| Ramsey County | +3.3% | 37 | 21 | 3.2 |
| Morton County | +3.2% | 252 | 113 | 7.3 |
| Dickey County | +3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Grand Forks County | +1.9% | 343 | 96 | 4.6 |
| Pembina County | +1.5% | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Richland County | +1.4% | 31 | 23 | 1.9 |
| Ransom County | +1.3% | 4 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Cass County | +1.1% | 1,323 | 477 | 6.6 |
| Stutsman County | −1.0% | 18 | 18 | 0.8 |
| Sargent County | −4.0% | 5 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Dunn County | — | 11 | 11 | 2.7 |
| McKenzie County | — | 151 | 25 | 9.9 |
| Mountrail County | — | 102 | 102 | 10.9 |
| Wells County | — | 9 | 1 | 2.4 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Dakota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.