Housing data for Fessenden, ND
Fessenden, ND has an estimated 433 residents and 299 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Wells County.
22.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $547 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 433 (±118)
- Housing units
- 299 (±67)
- Households that rent
- 22.5%
- Median gross rent
- $547
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −11.5%
What stands out in Fessenden
Homes heated by fuel oil: 13.1% (±8.5 points) in Fessenden, higher than in Wells County (4.3%).
Median home value: $70,900 (±$7,506) in Fessenden, lower than in Wells County ($114,500).
Average commute: 10.4 minutes (±2.4) in Fessenden, lower than in Wells County (14.6 minutes).
Housing in Fessenden at a glance
- Median rent: $547 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $531 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 53.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 22.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $65,962 median household income
- Home values: $70,900 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $987 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,022 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 4.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 51.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 89.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 63.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 10.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −11.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 14.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fessenden against Wells County, its state and the nation
| Fessenden | Wells County | North Dakota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 433 (±118) | 3,890 (exact) | 784,841 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 299 (±67) | 2,209 (±79) | 377,281 (±282) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 22.5% (±9.6 points) | 22.9% (±4.3 points) | 37.1% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $547 (±$238) | $648 (±$71) | $954 (±$11) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $65,962 (±$2,547) | $66,114 (±$8,439) | $76,657 (±$1,163) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $70,900 (±$7,506) | $114,500 (±$10,661) | $249,900 (±$2,909) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,022 (±$388) | $1,119 (±$128) | $2,468 (±$38) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 89.3% (±20.2 points) | 74.6% (±7.4 points) | 47.8% (±0.7 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 10.4 minutes (±2.4) | 14.6 minutes (±2.1) | 17.9 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.7% (±5.2 points) | 82.3% (±3.4 points) | 88.7% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.1 years (±9.0) | 46.3 years (±4.6) | 35.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Fessenden covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 982 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fessenden has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 489 (±118) | 433 (±118) | −11.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 352 (±64) | 299 (±67) | −15.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $803 (±$547) | $547 (±$238) | −31.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $65,900 (±$18,968) | $70,900 (±$7,506) | +7.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $48,125 (±$16,334) | $65,962 (±$2,547) | +37.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $730 (±$184) | $987 (±$102) | +35.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $956 (±$111) | $1,022 (±$388) | +6.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 35.3% (±15.8 points) | 22.5% (±9.6 points) | −12.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 14.3% (±16.7 points) | 0.0% (±35.4 points) | −14.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Wells County
Fessenden has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Wells County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Wells County recorded 0 violent and 293 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Fessenden
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh Township | 3.0 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| St. Anna Township | 4.0 mi | — | — | — |
| West Norway Township | 4.2 mi | — | $10,000 or less | 0.0% |
| Manfred Township | 7.5 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| South Cottonwood Township | 8.2 mi | — | — | 7.4% |
| Hamburg Township (Wells County) | 8.3 mi | — | — | 21.7% |
| West Ontario Township | 8.5 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Germantown Township | 8.5 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
Places in North Dakota most like Fessenden
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wishek | $586 | $100,600 | $69,904 | 19.7% |
| McVille | $579 | $97,500 | $68,750 | 28.0% |
| Napoleon | $833 | $87,700 | $68,750 | 19.3% |
| Drayton | $495 | $107,500 | $70,250 | 20.5% |
| Leeds | $544 | $94,100 | $86,172 | 34.7% |
| Fairmount | $525 | $93,800 | $59,375 | 9.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across North Dakota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fessenden, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $894 | $906 | $1,014 | $1,384 | $1,695 |
HUD income limits for Fessenden, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,550 | $37,500 | $60,000 |
| 2 people | $25,750 | $42,850 | $68,600 |
| 3 people | $28,950 | $48,200 | $77,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $53,550 | $85,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $57,850 | $92,600 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $62,150 | $99,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $66,450 | $106,300 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $70,700 | $113,150 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Wells County, ND, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $102,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fessenden
How many renters are there in Fessenden?
Fessenden has an estimated 53 (±27) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Fessenden?
The median household income in Fessenden is $65,962 (±$2,547) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fessenden, ND?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $70,900 (±$7,506) for owner-occupied homes in Fessenden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fessenden?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fessenden, ND is $987 (±$102) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Fessenden?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fessenden, ND is $1,022 (±$388) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fessenden?
Fessenden, ND has an estimated 299 (±67) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fessenden growing?
In Fessenden, the number of residents went from 489 in 2015–2019 to 433 in 2020–2024 (−11.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fessenden city, North Dakota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Wells County, ND
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Wells County, ND
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fessenden city, North Dakota (place:26180, in state:38).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .