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Real estate businesses in Cavalier County, ND

The real estate businesses in Cavalier County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,223 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
512
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,497
−5.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 real estate business in Cavalier County. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cavalier County comes to about $22.2M a year: $14,223 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cavalier County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cavalier County declined 5.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Cavalier County compares

The same measures for North Dakota and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Cavalier County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCavalier CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.427.238.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)512120100
Households per official establishmentn/a493414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,223$14,169$16,661
Median household income$69,531$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cavalier County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Cavalier County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,497−5.4% since 2020
Households
1,560
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,489 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$69,531
Average household income
$105,149
Median home value
$125,800
Jobs located here
1,238
Daytime population
3,324Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cavalier County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Richland County, ND681014.6223+1.2%#274 of 2,229
2Morton County, ND602014.3229+3.8%#564 of 2,229
3Barnes County, ND53612.2250−2.7%#896 of 2,229
4McKenzie County, ND501830.0123+2.8%#1,098 of 2,229
5Stutsman County, ND462021.2143−0.6%#1,280 of 2,229
6Ramsey County, ND401018.5164−0.4%#1,597 of 2,229
7Williams County, ND393925.7135+1.4%#1,662 of 2,229
8Stark County, ND354331.8103+0.5%#1,871 of 2,229
9Burleigh County, ND3515938.589+4.7%#1,877 of 2,229
10Grand Forks County, ND349530.4104+1.9%#1,922 of 2,229
Cavalier County, NDNot scored16.4512−5.4%

Other business types in Cavalier County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Cavalier County, ND?

There is 1 real estate business on map listings in Cavalier County as of September 2026. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Cavalier County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cavalier County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $22.2M a year, or $14,223 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,560 households in Cavalier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cavalier County, ND compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Cavalier County has 1 real estate business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Cavalier County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Cavalier County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cavalier County at 3,497 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,560 households. The median household income in Cavalier County is $69,531 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Cavalier County

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