Aneta, North Dakota

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 1.3% since 2020.

    233

    people, the 143rd-largest of North Dakota's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among North Dakota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    93.5%

    of 92 jobs located in Aneta are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 29% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $471

    a month. North Dakota's median is $954.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Room to build

    Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

    $875–$1,313

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $471 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 92% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0–0.8% to the 126 homes here.

    0–1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  7. Home value

    A median home costs 71% less than North Dakota's.

    $72,500

    median home value in Aneta.

    • $72,500 Aneta
    • $249,900 North Dakota
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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