Rugby, ND housing market
The typical Rugby home is worth about $205,000, up 5.3% in a year, 30% below the North Dakota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Rugby compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Rugby at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Rugby | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $211,000 | $227,000 |
| 2018 | $206,000 | $224,000 |
| 2019 | $198,000 | $220,000 |
| 2020 | $190,000 | $229,000 |
| 2021 | $196,000 | $236,000 |
| 2022 | $193,000 | $251,000 |
| 2023 | $204,000 | $263,000 |
| 2024 | $187,000 | $259,000 |
| 2025 | $195,000 | $273,000 |
| 2026 | $199,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $205,000 | $292,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2017
No permits for new homes were issued in Rugby in 2017. The last year with any was 2015 (2 new homes).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $548,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $548,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $555,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $350,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $350,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $250,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $195,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $575,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $360,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $511,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $290,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $550,000 |
Rugby's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2017, so the 2017 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
4.1 years of income
The typical Rugby home costs about 4.1 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across North Dakota (3.8).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rugby is $870 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Rugby pay a median of $853. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,470
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (58368; McHenry 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, August 2026. 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.