Freedom, ND housing market
Home prices around Freedom have risen about 22% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2021.
Home values, sales, trends and how Freedom compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 22% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Freedom rose 22% over the past 5 years, slower than across North Dakota (34%). Last year prices rose 0.8%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | North Dakota since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +0.8% | +183% | +192% |
| 2024 | +6.7% | +181% | +177% |
| 2023 | −1.7% | +163% | +166% |
| 2022 | +12% | +168% | +153% |
| 2021 | +3.3% | +139% | +129% |
| 2020 | +1.1% | +131% | +118% |
| 2019 | +0.7% | +129% | +116% |
| 2018 | −0.3% | +127% | +111% |
| 2017 | −0.4% | +128% | +108% |
| 2016 | −0.2% | +129% | +106% |
| 2015 | −0.4% | +129% | +101% |
| 2014 | +2% | +130% | +93% |
| 2013 | +5% | +126% | +78% |
| 2012 | +12% | +115% | +64% |
| 2011 | +7.7% | +92% | +56% |
| 2010 | +6.6% | +78% | +51% |
| 2009 | +5% | +67% | +49% |
| 2008 | +8.5% | +59% | +48% |
| 2007 | +2.5% | +47% | +44% |
| 2006 | +8.6% | +43% | +38% |
| 2005 | +13% | +32% | +29% |
| 2004 | +6.2% | +16% | +19% |
| 2003 | +3.3% | +9.4% | +12% |
| 2002 | +2.2% | +6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | +3.7% | +3.7% | +4% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 58701, 58735, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
No new homes permitted in 2021
No permits for new homes were issued in Freedom in 2021 or in any year since 2013.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Freedom's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2021, so the 2021 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Freedom and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | +0.8%† | $1,030 | — | — |
| Torning | +0.8%† | $1,010 | — | $74,583 |
| Afton | +0.8%† | $1,030 | — | $151,875 |
| Gasman | — | $1,010 | 0 | — |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Freedom is $1,030 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,730
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (58701, 58735; Ward County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.