FrontierND
A town of 193, settled in 1976.
Is Frontier a good place to live?
Frontier’s midpoint age is 63.8 years, above both the North Dakota town median (33.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Frontier has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
193 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Frontier: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frontier, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Frontier.
43% of residents are 65 or older
34% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 33% across North Dakota. Frontier is shrinking: down 2% since 2020, to 193 residents (2025 estimate).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Frontier | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.1% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.7% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 35.5% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.1% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 37.3% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.7% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a high hazard risk in Frontier: inland flooding
In Frontier, the risk rating from FEMA is 77 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Frontier once, in 2010. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 11%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Frontier
Frontier’s peak summer temperature stands at 82°F, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About three in four of Frontier’s working residents commute to Fargo
The top destinations are Fargo (76%), West Fargo (7%) and Moorhead (3%). Frontier’s income of the median household is $123,000. Since 2013, Frontier has added 41 jobs, to 87 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 5 miles away.
| Frontier | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Frontier stands out in North Dakota and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Frontier. Frontier: just over one in ten adults report frequent mental distress. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Frontier. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Frontier is ahead of North Dakota on 18 and behind on 3.
| Frontier | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Frontier | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 10.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fargodome and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frontier. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaFargodome
6 mi MuseumPlains Art Museum
3 mi Zoo & aquariumRed River Zoo
7 mi MuseumFargo Air Museum
7 mi MuseumBonanzaville, USA
6 mi MuseumRourke Art MuseumPhoto credits
Fargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bonanzaville, USA: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Frontier
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Frontier
About 4 of every 100 Frontier residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Frontier
City in North Dakota, United States
Frontier is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 195 at the 2020 census. Frontier is located south of the city of Fargo and is located roughly six miles southwest of that city's downtown. Frontier was founded in 1976. Since Frontier's founding, the adjacent city of Fargo has grown to the point where it almost completely encompasses Frontier's city limits. Only a small gap on the city's southwest corner keeps Frontier from being a complete enclave community within Fargo's border.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1976
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 906 ft
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Frontier
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Frontier, ND a good place to live?
Frontier has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.