Cost of Living in Cavalier
Cavalier's cost of living runs genuinely low, anchored by real, disclosed housing affordability well below both state and national comparison figures.
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Learn moreHousing runs genuinely, substantially affordable
A cited ~$170,400 median property value runs roughly 41% below North Dakota's own $290,642 statewide average home value and roughly 58% below the ~$408,776 national comparison figure this dataset uses (base record).
A real, low, city-specific property tax rate
Cavalier's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.12% per Ownwell -- the lowest of any Pembina County municipality (base record).
North Dakota's real, low state income tax applies
North Dakota's top marginal income tax rate (2.50%, per this project's North Dakota state record) is described by multiple sources as the lowest of any state that levies an income tax at all (base record).
Household income runs below both state and national figures
Cavalier's cited median household income (~$60,449, 2024) runs below both North Dakota's own statewide figure (~$76,525-$76,657) and the national comparison figure this dataset cites (base record).
Key takeaways
- Cavalier's housing costs run genuinely, substantially below both state and national comparison figures.
- A real, low, city-specific 1.12% effective property tax rate applies.
- North Dakota's real, current 2.50% top marginal income tax rate applies in Cavalier as statewide.
- Median household income runs below both North Dakota's statewide and the national comparison figures -- weigh cost savings against local income levels.
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