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Fargo, ND is North Dakota's biggest city, and it wears the title without much fuss. The Red River traces its eastern edge and the Minnesota line, while North Dakota State University anchors the north side and sends thousands of students into the rest of town. You'll find them in the Roosevelt-NDSU pocket near campus, in Downtown Fargo along Broadway, and in older quarters like Hawthorne and Horace Mann. Downtown is the cultural heart, where civic festivals, a busy farmers market, and the Plains Art Museum keep things moving year round. Green space is easy to reach, with riverfront trails, Lindenwood Park, and Island Park. Winters are genuinely cold and locals lean into it, and the Fargodome packs in Bison football crowds.
The closest pick to campus, full of older houses and student rentals where you can walk to class and roll out of bed ten minutes before lecture.
Suits students who want walkable nightlife, the farmers market, and loft-style apartments along Broadway, with a livelier scene than the quieter residential blocks.
Just south of downtown, a leafy older neighborhood with character and an easy bus or bike ride to campus.
Here's what you need to know about getting around Fargo.
NDSU students ride MATBUS free with a student ID, and the network ties campus to Downtown Fargo, West Acres, and across the river into Moorhead. Campus-area routes run often enough for class commutes. Service thins at night and on Sundays, so plan around the schedule. If you commute from Moorhead or the outer neighborhoods, the bus is a reliable backbone.
The grid makes walking and biking simple, and Fargo keeps more than 100 miles of paved bike paths along the river and through neighborhoods. Plenty of students near NDSU just walk to class. The flip side is the weather: winters are long and the wind has nothing to slow it down, so a reliable coat matters. In the warmer months the river paths make for easy, scenic rides.
If you commute from Moorhead or the outer neighborhoods, a car helps, and parking is generally easy. Near campus or downtown you can often get by without one. Winter weather makes a reliable vehicle convenient for longer trips. Confirm permit and parking rules with your complex or the university before move-in.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
Off-campus rentals near NDSU tend to run about $500-$1,000 a month for an apartment, with shared houses landing higher overall but cheaper per person once you split it. Newer complexes along 13th Avenue push toward the top of that range, while older houses in Roosevelt and Hawthorne sit lower.
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