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Williston, ND

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Population
29,522
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,876 ft
Median Home Value
$286,200
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,122/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$79,381
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in North DakotaPopulation ranking#6 highest population in North DakotaNearest larger communityMinot, North Dakota110 miles away · 47,308 residents.

About Williston

Williston is a northwestern North Dakota city and the county seat of Williams County. With around twenty-nine thousand residents in 2020, it is one of the state's larger cities and the main service hub for the Bakken oil region. Petroleum, coal, rail, trucking, and energy logistics all shape its modern identity. Williston can feel boomtown-practical: spread out, work-oriented, and closely tied to the wide-open Missouri River and western North Dakota landscape around it.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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