Cost of Living in Bottineau
Bottineau's cost of living runs genuinely favorable relative to North Dakota's own statewide figures, reflecting real small-town affordability this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreHousing runs genuinely below the North Dakota statewide range
Bottineau's cited $183,309 city median (or $193,115 at the county level) runs far below North Dakota's own $290,642-$313,885 statewide range (base record).
North Dakota's real, light statewide income tax applies
A three-bracket structure (0%/1.95%/2.50% top marginal), described by multiple 2026 sources as the lightest of any US state levying an income tax at all, applies in Bottineau as statewide (base record).
A combined sales tax modestly above the North Dakota statewide average
Bottineau's combined 7.0% sales tax rate (5% state plus a 2% municipal add-on) runs modestly above this project's own ~6.89% North Dakota statewide combined-average anchor (base record).
Property tax runs essentially at parity with the statewide anchor
Bottineau's own 0.99% Ownwell-cited effective property tax rate runs essentially even with this project's own 0.99% North Dakota statewide anchor, though a real, disclosed cross-source tension exists on the statewide comparison figure itself (base record).
Key takeaways
- Bottineau's housing costs run far below North Dakota's statewide range.
- North Dakota's light 2.50%-top-marginal income tax applies statewide.
- Bottineau's 7.0% combined sales tax runs modestly above the state's own combined average.
- Bottineau's 0.99% property tax rate runs essentially at parity with this project's statewide anchor.
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