Cost of living in Grafton, North Dakota
Grafton, North Dakota has about 4,102 people. Typical rent is $733 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,679 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $733 a month.
Grafton is a city in North Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,679 a year.
- People
- 4,102
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $733
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,679
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $147,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Walsh County, ND
Grafton, North Dakota has about 4,102 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $147,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Walsh County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grafton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
North Dakota's prices sit at 89.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
North Dakota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Grafton's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical North Dakota home paid 13.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Grafton's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Dakota in the table we use.
Among 45 places we list in North Dakota with a rent figure, 35 have higher typical rent than Grafton.
Nearby places
- Park River
Typical rent $818
Compare with Grafton - Cavalier
Typical rent $800
Compare with Grafton - Grand Forks AFB
Typical rent $1,626
Compare with Grafton - Warren
Typical rent $717
Compare with Grafton - LarimoreCompare with Grafton
- Grand Forks
Typical rent $980
Compare with Grafton - East Grand Forks
Typical rent $888
- Thompson
Typical rent $775
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Dakota
Bigger places in North Dakota
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.