Downtown Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

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Downtown Moorhead - Moorhead, MN Area Guide

Two downtowns, four colleges, one great location

River Parks Outdoors University College Hiking Bicycling Museums

With four colleges nearby -- North Dakota State University, Concordia College, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, and Minnesota State University Moorhead -- Downtown Moorhead is a thriving, busy urban hub. Downtown hugs the Red River, directly across from Fargo, North Dakota. The Moorhead Viking Ship Park Bike Trail follows the river and is accessible from downtown on 3rd Street. Living in Downtown Moorhead, you get two city centers in one -- Downtown Fargo is just a short walk or drive across the river.

Woodlawn Park, just south of Main Avenue, provides ball fields, a basketball court, picnic areas, and a playground. Other great destinations include the Rourke Art Museum, Viking Ship Park, the Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, and Riverfront Park. Minnesota State University Moorhead is home to the Roland Dille Center for the Arts, and Center Avenue provides plenty of shopping, including the Moorhead Center Mall.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Moorhead is $623 for a studio, $813 for one bedroom, $949 for two bedrooms, and $1,427 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Moorhead has increased by 0.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 250 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $623/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 633 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $813/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 867 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $949/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,088 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,427/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • MSUM Planetarium
  • Island Park
  • Old Town Hot Springs
  • The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm
  • Red River Zoo

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Hector 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.