Cost of living in Stanley, North Dakota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,144 a month.
Stanley is a city in North Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $109,573 a year.
- People
- 2,097
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,144
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $109,573
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $237,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,356
- Mountrail County, ND
Stanley, North Dakota has about 2,097 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $237,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mountrail County is $1,356 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Stanley. 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 Stanley'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 Stanley'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, 4 have higher typical rent than Stanley.
Nearby places
- New Town
Typical rent $851
Compare with Stanley - Tioga
Typical rent $1,092
Compare with Stanley - Minot AFB
Typical rent $1,431
Compare with Stanley - Minot
Typical rent $973
Compare with Stanley - Watford City
Typical rent $1,336
Compare with Stanley - Williston
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Stanley - SurreyCompare with Stanley
- Garrison
Typical rent $616
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.