Area data
Moorhead, MN — ZIP 56562
Population: 528 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with winterweather, coldwave, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 429.3 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $810/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $970/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,170/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,630/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,960/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, coldWave, hail, inlandFlooding, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 43% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 31.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 42.0°F
- Average high
- 52.0°F
- Average low
- 31.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 23.6 in
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 26
- Nearest airport
- Hawley Municipal Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hector International Airport (FAR) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Hospitals include
- MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER, ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA, FARGO VA MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 4.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 15,458
- Average weekly wage
- $950
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 104
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 56562?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,170/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 56562?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, coldWave, hail, inlandFlooding, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 56562?
- Risk to homes is higher than 43% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 56562?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 56562?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 56562?
- Regional Price Parity: 88.6 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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