Cost of Living & Housing in Hillsboro
Hillsboro's cost of living centers on genuinely low home prices and a real, disclosed favorable local property tax rate, alongside a real, disclosed cross-source spread worth understanding directly.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable, if inconsistently cited, home prices
One source cited a Hillsboro-specific median home price of $90,200, while a separate source cited a materially higher $217,000 median home value -- a real, disclosed cross-source divergence this record does not resolve to one number. Even the higher figure runs well below both the ~$408,776 national median and the ~$290,642 North Dakota statewide average home value (base record).
The lowest property tax rate among Traill County's own cities
Hillsboro's own cited effective property tax rate (1.35%) runs as the lowest among Traill County's own cited cities, per Ownwell -- a real, disclosed favorable distinction, even though Traill County's broader average rate (1.57%) runs above both the national (~1.02%) and North Dakota statewide (~0.99%) medians (base record).
North Dakota's 2.50% top income tax rate and no general sales tax exception
North Dakota's real, current 2026 individual income tax runs a two-bracket-plus-zero graduated structure topping out at 2.50% -- described by multiple sources as the lowest top-marginal rate of any state with an income tax at all -- and applies in Hillsboro as it does statewide, alongside an approximately 6.89% statewide combined sales tax average (base record).
Confirm current listings and employer data directly
Given the real, disclosed price spread and this pass's gap on a comprehensive local-employer list beyond American Crystal Sugar, confirm current listings and job-market data directly.
Key takeaways
- Hillsboro's median home price is cited anywhere from $90,200 to $217,000 depending on source -- a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
- Hillsboro's own 1.35% property tax rate is the lowest among Traill County's own cities, even though the county's broader rate runs above national and ND averages.
- North Dakota's 2.50% top marginal income tax rate applies in Hillsboro as it does statewide.
- Confirm current listings and local employment data directly given this pass's disclosed gaps.
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