Moving to Larimore: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Larimore means moving to a small, northeastern North Dakota Grand Forks County town functioning substantially as a commuter community for nearby Grand Forks and Grand Forks Air Force Base, with genuinely affordable home prices on Ownwell's own figure weighed honestly against the highest effective property tax rate of any city in the county.
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Learn moreLarimore's setting as a Grand Forks commuter town
Larimore sits roughly 30 miles west of the city of Grand Forks along US-2, in Grand Forks County (Grand Forks itself, not Larimore, is the county seat). Real, disclosed proximity to Grand Forks and Grand Forks Air Force Base employment has caused many commuters to take up residence in Larimore, per this pass's research (base record).
A real, disclosed, genuinely mixed population signal
Larimore's 2026 population projection (1,353) marks a cumulative +7.38% increase since the 2020 Census (1,260), even as that same source cites a more recent -0.44% annual decline rate, with a separate, lower alternate 2026 estimate (1,189) also disclosed -- a real tension this record does not force into one clean growth-or-decline story (base record).
Affordable home prices, but the highest property tax rate in Grand Forks County
Larimore's own median home price (approximately $133,400, Ownwell) runs genuinely affordable, but Larimore's own 1.77% effective property tax rate is the highest of any city in Grand Forks County per Ownwell's own comparison -- a real, disclosed tension prospective movers should understand (base record).
The adjacent Larimore Dam Recreation Area
The Larimore Dam Recreation Area, directly adjacent to town, offers a designated swimming beach, canoeing, 144 RV campsites, hiking and cycling trails, and an adjacent nine-hole golf course -- a real, disclosed local quality-of-life amenity (base record).
Key takeaways
- Larimore functions substantially as a commuter town for nearby Grand Forks and Grand Forks Air Force Base employment.
- Larimore's population signal runs genuinely mixed -- up cumulatively since the 2020 Census per one figure, but currently declining per that same source's more recent rate.
- Home prices run genuinely affordable on Ownwell's own figure (approximately $133,400 median), though Larimore's own property tax rate (1.77%) is the highest of any city in Grand Forks County.
- The adjacent Larimore Dam Recreation Area offers swimming, camping, and golf -- confirm current employer and job-market data directly.
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