JamestownND
A town of 15,787, settled in 1872. Public schools that outperform most of North Dakota.
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Population
15,787
+2.7% since 2010
Typical home
$212K
+5.2% in a year
Household income
$57K
median
Jobs based here
7,561
Balanced
What makes Jamestown stand out The 3 things Jamestown does most differently from other towns.
1883 · Bird's eye view of Jamestown, Dak., c.s. of Stutsman County 1883 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamestown’s story
154 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.
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1917
From the archive · today’s picture 109 years ago in Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota (1917)
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Jamestown’s archive appears here every day.
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Work & commute
About half of working residents work right in Jamestown 57% of Jamestown’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Fargo (8%), Bismarck (5%) and Fried (4%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
57% work in town
Where working residents work In Jamestown 57%
Fargo 8%
Bismarck 5%
Fried 4%
Grand Forks 2%
2 mi
median commute distance
7,561
jobs based in Jamestown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Schools
Jamestown’s public schools outperform 73% of North Dakota districts The public schools Jamestown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+ School Grade
Housing
A typical Jamestown home is worth about $212K The typical Jamestown home is worth about $212,000, up 5.2% in a year, 27% below the North Dakota typical home.
$212K Zillow home value
Typical home value Jamestown $212K
North Dakota $292K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +5.2%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns Jamestown beats the North Dakota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
B− Health Grade
32 measures vs. North Dakota
What stands out Jamestown ND More older adults who have lost all their teeth 15.2% 10.8% More adults with COPD 7.5% 5.9% More adults facing food insecurity 13% 10.7%
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
3.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
21st
percentile among ND towns
Outdoors
1.7% of Jamestown is conserved land 9.7 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
#11 for trails in ND
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 1.7%
conserved · 149 of 8,541 acres
9.7 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. McElroy Park 0.2 mi 61 2. Meidinger Park — 24 3. Anton Klaus Park — 23
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers Jamestown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
46″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 4–23°
Spring 30–53°
Summer 56–79°
Fall 33–55°
Sep 29
typical first frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Less crime per resident than 47% of U.S. towns Jamestown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.
B− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Jamestown 1.3
North Dakota 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Jamestown 13.6
North Dakota 14.9
U.S. 15.5
47th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
21
violent crimes reported in 2025
214
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
50 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50 Moderate risk Lower Higher Cold waves Inland flooding Hail
64
paid flood claims since 1993
9
federal disasters paid out here
College town
University of Jamestown calls Jamestown home
Landmarks 9 places in Jamestown on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Jamestown 45 notable people were born in Jamestown.
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Jamestown is a city in and the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15,849 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 15,688 in 2025, making it the ninth-most populous city in North Dakota. Home to the University of Jamestown.
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Established 1872
Population 15,849
Area 13 sq mi
Elevation 1,407 ft
ZIP code 58401, 58402, 58405
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