Living
Fargo Moorhead is a diverse, stimulating and family-oriented city with all the amenities that make for a satisfying and fulfilling life.
Those with firsthand experience talk about Fargo Moorhead's exceptional K-12 and higher education systems, world-class health care, affordable housing, low cost of living and myriad cultural and entertainment options. They mention stress, crime and traffic jams, too, but only to say there isn't much of that here.
To appreciate all our community has to offer, you really need to see it for yourself.
National Rankings of Life in Fargo Moorhead
#1 secure midsize U.S. city (150,000 to 500,000 population) in the 6th annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings, Farmer's Insurance Group of Companies
#3 in Children's Health Magazine's list of 100 Best Places to Raise a Family, September 2009.
#5 in AARP's list of healthiest places in America to live and retire, September/October 2008.
#4 in Men's Health Living ranking of U.S. cities in terms of quality of life, Spring 2008.
#46 of 379 metro areas in Country Home's "2008 Best Green Places" report.
#17 cleanest metro area for long-term particle air pollution and one of the cleanest metro areas for ozone air pollution in the American Lung Association's State of the Air: 2008 report.
Sperling's Best Places 2008 lists Fargo Moorhead among the top ten cities for its low cost of living, good job prospects and high quality of life.
CQ Press ranks North Dakota as the third safest state and tenth most liveable state in March 2008. Minnesota was fourth most livable and grabbed the top spot for healthiest state in the nation.