Small Town, Big Bucks: North Dakota’s Richest Spot Revealed

I know they say you can't take it with you, but it sure is nice to have it while you're here on this earth.

I'm of course talking about money.  People steal for it.  People fight for it.  People die for it.  Which of course is pretty senseless, since I've never seen a hearse pulling a trailer before, but money sure makes this world a lot easier.

Well, there's one small town in North Dakota where it seems that people fart $100 dollar bills.

This town has been identified by Stacker as the RICHEST town in all of North Dakota for 2025 for the 3rd straight year.

This little community is actually not that little anymore.  It's practically become a suburb of the cities of Fargo and West Fargo as both those communities continue to grow south.  Plenty of new construction is going into this town.

This small town is none other than Horace, North Dakota, and has a median income of $146,184.

Stacker ranked cities across North Dakota with a population of 1,000 or more based on locations with the highest median household income.

Here are the stats on Horace from the article that gives this city the title of the richest in North Dakota.

Median household income: $146,184 (95% more than U.S. median income)

Households earning over $200,000: 453 (36% of households)

Median earnings for workers: $70,536 (male: $100,741, female: $62,011)

Civilian population with health insurance: 95.4%

Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Families with income below the poverty level: 1.9%

Those are some impressive stats.

Horace, North Dakota, has a population of 5,305 as of 2024 and is the 14th biggest city in North Dakota.  It's a city that has been growing over the last several years and is up 10% percent from last year.  The high school is even playing Class A in some sports.

Horace's population jumped over both Grafton and Lincoln in 2023 to move it into 14th place in North Dakota overall for 2024.