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July 28, 2026· Updated August 22, 2026
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Fargo, ND Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

What homes actually sell for in Fargo: a median closing price of $315,000 across 865 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.

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Fargo, ND Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For

If you invest in or around Fargo, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Fargo sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.

The snapshot

  • Closings tracked, last 6 months: 865
  • Median sold price, last 6 months: $315,000
  • Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $158
  • Middle half of sales closed between: $250,000 and $410,000

What the numbers say

Resideline tracked 865 closed sales in Fargo over the last six months, with a median closing price of $315,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $250,000 and $410,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 864 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $132 and $180 per square foot.

Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.

Median home price in Fargo, ND (August 2026)

The median home price in Fargo is $315,000, measured across the 865 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $250,000 and $410,000.

Where Fargo sale prices land

What homes actually sell for in Fargo
Closed sale prices over the last six months. Middle half of sales: $250k to $410k
$140k to $204k: 93 sales$140k$204k to $268k: 140 sales$268k to $331k: 209 sales209sales$268k$331k to $395k: 142 sales$395k to $459k: 88 sales$395k$459k to $523k: 48 sales$523k to $586k: 22 sales$523k$586k to $650k: 22 salesMedian $315k

Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Fargo over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $250,000 and $410,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.

Median sold price per square foot
Fargo monthly medians over the last six months, among qualifying closings with usable living area
Feb 2026: $148 per square foot across 28 sales$148Feb 2026Mar 2026: $155 per square foot across 101 sales$155Mar 2026Apr 2026: $157 per square foot across 133 sales$157Apr 2026May 2026: $158 per square foot across 149 sales$158May 2026Jun 2026: $155 per square foot across 212 sales$155Jun 2026Jul 2026: $168 per square foot across 162 sales$168Jul 2026Aug 2026: $160 per square foot across 79 sales$160Aug 2026

How long a sale takes here

  • Listed to under contract: a median of 23 days, across 688 Fargo closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
  • Contract to closing: a median of 33 days, across 686 Fargo closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Both are measured from the closings themselves, not from listing inventory. Each sale is timed using its own listing and contract dates. That is why these counts are smaller than the 865 closings above: a sale is counted here only when we hold both of its dates.

The Fargo angle

Fargo's closed-price band runs on the tighter side of the markets we track, which makes the citywide median a more informative starting point than it is in most cities. Across 865 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $315,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $250,000 and $410,000, with somewhat more room above the median than below it.

From market read to offer price

A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.

And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.

Run any Fargo address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.

Cite this

Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:

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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Fargo, ND
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 865
Median sold price: $315,000
Median sold $/sqft: $158 (864 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/fargo-nd-housing-market

The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.

Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Fargo over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Fargo?

The median sold price in Fargo over the last 6 months is $315,000, measured across 865 closings Resideline tracked.

How many homes sold in Fargo last month?

Resideline tracked 162 closed sales in Fargo in July 2026, out of 865 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.

What is the typical sale price range in Fargo?

The middle half of Fargo sales over the last six months closed between $250,000 and $410,000, with a median of $315,000.

What is the typical price per square foot in Fargo?

Among qualifying Fargo closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $158, measured across 864 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.

Which comp filters matter most in Fargo, ND?

The ones that separate your subject from an ordinary closed sale. Against a median of $315,000 and a middle half closing between $250,000 and $410,000 across 865 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, a fairly narrow band means small matching errors do less damage here than in a wide market, though they still move the number.

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