A typical North Creel home is worth roughly $275,000
Home prices around North Creel have risen about 35% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is North Creel?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
100% of North Creel households own their home
Half of North Creel’s homes were built before 1998.
North Dakota: 63% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 35% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around North Creel rose 35% over the past 5 years, about the same as across North Dakota. Last year prices rose 6.7%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around North Creel, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
What it takes to buy in North Creel
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That covers a typical North Creel home, with $21K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870 a month here, $800 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the North Dakota typical property tax (0.99% 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 $870
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Benson County, ND): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
North Creel vs. its neighbors
North Creel is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Creel | $275K* | +6.7%† | $870 | — | $119,167 |
| Devils Lake | $247K | +7.5% | $870 | 6 | $43,220 |
| Freshwater | — | +6.7%† | $870 | — | — |
| Grand Harbor | — | +6.7%† | $870 | — | — |
| Minnewaukan | — | +6.7%† | $870 | — | $225,329 |
| Creel | $298K* | +6.7%† | $870 | — | $113,942 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What North Creel buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.