Grand Forks, ND vs North Liberty, IA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Grand Forks

75.4

#462 nationally

North Liberty

76.9

#300 nationally

North Liberty leads in crime level (1.9 vs 9.8). North Liberty leads in median household income ($100,197 vs $59,079). Grand Forks leads in average commute (14.4 min vs 23.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Grand Forks, ND	North Liberty, IA
WhereAtHome Score	75.4 (#462)	76.9 (#300)
Population	58,921	21,345
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$305,484	$314,763
Median Household Income	$59,079	$100,197
Average Commute	14.4 min	23.8 min
Walk Score	47	N/A
Crime Level	9.8	1.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	101	104
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+18.2	D+38.1

Data coverage note: North Liberty is missing data for 1 metric that Grand Forks has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.