First Presbyterian Church of Steele · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Renting in Steele: a two-bedroom costs about $870
Steele is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Only 0 sales in September 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Steele?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Why Steele isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
A two-bedroom rents for about $870
Renters already here pay a median of $824.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Kidder County, ND): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the North Dakota norm
The median bill is $1,353 (North Dakota: $2,468), 0.84% of a home’s value a year, against 0.99% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Steele and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele | – | $239K | $161K | 0.84% | $870 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Steele
How much is rent in Steele?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $870 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $824 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Steele?
The median bill is $1,353 a year, 0.84% of the median home value (North Dakota: $2,468, 0.99%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Steele have a cost of living grade?
Steele is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Steele buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.