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Village West Fargo, ND

One of Fargo’s popular commercial hubs

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Village West is a neighborhood located just four miles southwest of Downtown Fargo. Village West is predominately residential, but it’s a great option for renters who want an abundance of amenities close to home since the neighborhood is located along two of the city’s commercial corridors. Village West is home also home to several big-box department stores, grocers, and a movie theater. Fargo has a low cost of living and similarly the rentals in Village West are typically inexpensive as well. Along with proximity to Fargo’s charming downtown, Village West is convenient to North Dakota State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and Hector International Airport.

Rent Trends

As of August 2026, the average apartment rent in Village West is $541 for a studio, $789 for one bedroom, $914 for two bedrooms, and $1,131 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Village West has increased by 2.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 100 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $541/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 678 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $789/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 948 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $914/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,214 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,131/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Village West

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Great Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

80 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Reviews of Village West - Fargo, ND

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3.6 7 Reviews

Niche User

11 years and 4 months agoNiche Review

We have the Mall area of chain stores but we also has a Historic downtown area that is full of original locally owned shops and restaurants.

Niche User

11 years and 4 months agoNiche Review

I really like Heidi Heitkamp but the rest of my congressman I disagree with . I do not agree with our current governor. The conservatives in this state are trying to set our state back decades and I feel it will hurt our state from attraction younger demographics from moving here.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

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

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 June 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.