North Dakota: money rules on one page
The pay & local tax, benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for North Dakota, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Pay & local tax
All of pay & local tax- Take-home pay calculator2026 paycheck afterfederal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Dakota income taxSource: State revenue departments and statutes, checked
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: North Dakota Health and Human Services: SNAP, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within30 days after the tenant gives up the unitSource: N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (§§ 47-16-07.1, 07.2, 07.4), checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)1 month (Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer notice or a different notice time); 1 month, ending with a rental period (Tenancy converted from a lease under 47-16-06 or 47-16-06.1)Source: N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 (incl. 47-16-06, -13, -13.5, -13.7, -15, -17, -17.1, -18), checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice3 days (pay or move out)Source: N.D.C.C. ch. 47-32, checked
- RepairsTime to repairA reasonable timeSource: N.D. Cent. Code ch. 47-16 (Leasing of Real Property), checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase30 daysSource: N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16, checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$43–$800, up to 26 weeksSource: JSND File a Claim, checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices53Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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