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A town of 1,027, settled in 1904.
Crosby’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and civic life. Crosby’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 16 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town in North Dakota scores higher than Crosby on cost of living. Crosby is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 3 of North Dakota’s 64 towns do better. Divide County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Crosby has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Crosby beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Crosby is from typical.
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Census counts: 206 in 1910, a peak of 1,759 in 1960, 1,065 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crosby, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Crosby.
Crosby’s FEMA risk score is 0 of 100, below both North Dakota’s towns (40 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Divide County 1 school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divide County Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 221 | C+ |
| Divide County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 161 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state tests and graduation
Crosby has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Crosby is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Crosby’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Crosby has lost 302 jobs, to 409 in 2023. The top destinations are Williston (9%), Tioga (6%) and Fillmore Township (5%).
| Crosby | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 34% | 39% | 8% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crosby beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 20% of adults binge drink in Crosby. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Crosby.
| Crosby | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Crosby | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.4% | 82.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.2% | 10.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Crosby; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Crosby residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
City in North Dakota
Crosby is a city in and the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota, United States. It is the largest city in the county, and its population was 1,065 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.