Fargo, Bismarck Make “Top 50 Smartest Places To Live”
Fargo made #23 and Bismarck made #28.
A lot of people complain that North Dakota wages are too low, that we're too rural and that there aren't enough opportunities here for younger generations. I'm just not sure how true those things are. Wages may be low compared to other places, but it doesn't cost near as much money to live here either. Rural living may be an acquired taste, but our bigger cities (like Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks) are fairly metropolitan. And as for a lack of opportunities, we aren't exactly the silicon valley out here...but unemployment is under 3% state wide. If you want to work and earn a decent living there is no reason why ND won't work.













