Rents are 16% above what Jamestown's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,212 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Jamestown, ND is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 24% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jamestown, ND has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Jamestown, ND paid around $916 a month. That figure now sits near $1,212, up 32.3% from the 2023 baseline. Median household income climbed from $49,038 to $56,554 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.3% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 21.8% to 24% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Jamestown, ND reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Jamestown is $1,212/mo as of August 2026. A studio apartment averages $710/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $930/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $710/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,300/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($56,554/yr), Jamestown ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 23.2% over the past year.
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At $1,212/mo, rent takes ~26% of Jamestown's median household income ($56,554/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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