A typical Ellendale home is worth roughly $116,000
Builders were permitted 19 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Ellendale?
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19 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 19 new homes in Ellendale in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.5 million to build. That's 18 per 1,000 residents, faster than across North Dakota (3.4). Over the past 10 years, Ellendale has permitted 20 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Ellendale's population fell by 269 and no new homes were permitted. Across North Dakota: 1.7 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $303,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2 | 8 | $1 million |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of income
Less than across North Dakota (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Ellendale home, with $89K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $200 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ellendale’s typical property tax (1.23% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
Renters already here pay a median of $757, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Dickey County, ND): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
66% of Ellendale households own their home
Half of Ellendale’s homes were built before 1958.
North Dakota: 63% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.