Downtown Minot

Minot, ND

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Downtown Minot - Minot, ND Area Guide

Make this Souris Valley gem your home

Walkable River Arts Culture University Parks Outdoors

Established in 1886, Downtown Minot is both historic and vibrant. It is located along the Souris River and features the beautiful Minot Riverwalk. As the city's cultural hub, Downtown Minot is home to a variety of art galleries, museums, shops, and restaurants. The neighborhood also features several events, including the Fall Wine Walk. Museums include the Taube Museum of Art, the Railroad Museum, and the Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum.

Looped by the Souris River, Roosevelt Park provides a scenic destination, complete with riverside walking trails, a swimming pool with slide, picnic areas, and a zoo. Downtown Minot is south of Minot State University, the state's third-largest university. Residents can travel throughout the region with the Minot Station, an Amtrak train station for the Empire Builder, the country's most popular long-distance train.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Minot is $519 for a studio, $763 for one bedroom, $890 for two bedrooms, and $1,116 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Minot has increased by 2.5% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 375 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $519/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 616 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $763/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 808 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $890/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,123 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,116/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Roosevelt Park Zoo

Commuter Rail

Military Bases

Airports

  • Minot International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.