Cost of living in Wahpeton, North Dakota

Wahpeton, North Dakota has about 8,010 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $171,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Richland County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wahpeton. 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 Wahpeton'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 Wahpeton's bill.

EIA does not publish a North Dakota gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in North Dakota shares this price.

Among 45 places we list in North Dakota with a rent figure, 34 have higher typical rent than Wahpeton.