Moving to Hazen: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Hazen means joining a small, genuinely affordable west-central North Dakota town anchored by a real, established local hospital and Mercer County's concentrated coal-power economy.
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Hazen's cited home values ($190,300-$202,636, 2024 data) run well below both North Dakota's own statewide figures and the national comparison figure this project references elsewhere.
A real, established local hospital
Sakakawea Medical Center, founded in 1941, sits directly within Hazen city limits -- a real, current 13-bed critical access hospital serving both Hazen and neighboring Beulah.
A strong cited school graduation rate
Hazen High School carries a real, genuinely strong cited graduation rate of approximately 98%.
Key takeaways
- Hazen's housing runs genuinely affordable relative to North Dakota statewide and national figures.
- Sakakawea Medical Center anchors real, established local healthcare access directly within Hazen.
- Confirm current, specific relocation logistics directly given this record's disclosed research-depth gaps for a market this small.
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