Cost of Living in Cooperstown

Cooperstown's cost of living centers on genuinely low, if inconsistently cited, housing prices alongside North Dakota's own favorable statewide tax structure.

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A real, wide cross-source housing-price spread

Cooperstown-specific figures ranged from a $219,450 median list price to a $114,224 average value estimate, with Griggs County's own median sale price running $198,000 -- three genuinely different measures this record discloses rather than resolving to one number (base record).

A real, disclosed county-wide (not city-specific) property tax picture

Griggs County's own cited effective property tax rate ran 1.32%, above North Dakota's statewide anchor (0.99%) -- though this record discloses the underlying tax-bill baseline that source cites appears genuinely dated (base record).

North Dakota's real 2.50% top income tax rate

North Dakota's real, current three-bracket income tax (0%, 1.95%, 2.50% top marginal) applies in Cooperstown as statewide -- described by multiple sources as the lowest top-marginal rate of any income-tax state (base record).

No confirmed Cooperstown-specific rent figure

This pass did not find a sourced, current Cooperstown-specific rent figure -- confirm current rental availability directly with local property managers (base record).

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-28. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.