Review of Fargo, North Dakota


Great place to live if you enjoy daily seasonal c
Star Rating - 4/19/2008
Please keep in mind that this review maybe a little premature considering we have only lived here for nine months. The elementary educational system we have found to be excellent. But the cost of living we have not found to be substantially different from the Mountain West where we moved from. The money is just switched to different categories taxes, groceries, medical/dental coverage is higher. The taxes are four times higher on housing. The cost of fresh fruits/vegetables a 1/3 higher and limited. There are no fresh salad bars around here!. The community lives on red meat, potatoes and beer. There's a Happy Harry's liquor store on every corner. The cost to join a public fitness facility is twice as high and limited. If you are not into snowmobiling, hockey, football and living indoors this is not a good place to live in the winter. Blue cross/Blue shield is the (ONLY) choice we have and the premium is comparable with our old coverage,but, the deductible is very high. A good majority of the dental offices do not accept MetLife insurance ,so, you can expect to travel 45miles or more for the nearest dentist. If you are use to living a very healthy, active lifestyle biking, running and being outdoors a good majority of the year this is not a good place to be. But if your main purpose is to find a better educational system for your children its great! A overall better place to raise your children? the jury is still out on that one.
Kelly Jean | West Jordan, UT
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Hey, wait a minute - "a happy harry's liquor store on every corner." - I don't think so. There's only two in town. Why the need to exaggerate? I have MetLife ins. and found a dentist right away, in town and only 3 min. from my house. I agree that winter can be a challenge if one likes to do outdoor activities like biking and running but being an active person and having an active lifestyle is a choice. This town has a 24 hour fitness, planet fitness, a tennis/ raq. ball center, and two YMCA's (other sports centers that I won't mention)all only 7 miles of each other and parks galore. If you like biking there are something like 20 miles of bike paths in this town. See fargo parks and recreation website. This town is SMALL and very livable so give it a chance. I'm sure it is quite different than what your used to. I moved here from WI and it's not as nearly into beer, snowmobiling and red meat as most in WI. Obesity is not a Hockey is bigger here but were pretty close to Canada so that explains that and as far as football, who doesn't like that? Love Farve!!!!
Mona | Fargo, ND | Report Abuse

Hey, wait a minute - "a happy harry's liquor store on every corner." - I don't think so. There's only two in town. Why the need to exaggerate? I have MetLife ins. and found a dentist right away, in town and only 3 min. from my house. I agree that winter can be a challenge if one likes to do outdoor activities like biking and running but being an active person and having an active lifestyle is a choice. This town has a 24 hour fitness, planet fitness, a tennis/ raq. ball center, and two YMCA's (other sports centers that I won't mention)all only 7 miles of each other and parks galore. If you like biking there are something like 20 miles of bike paths in this town. See fargo parks and recreation website. This town is SMALL and very livable so give it a chance. I'm sure it is quite different than what your used to. I moved here from WI and it's not as nearly into beer, snowmobiling and red meat as most in WI. Obesity is not as prevalent here as in other places in the US. Hockey is bigger here but we're pretty close to Canada so that explains that. As far as football, who doesn't like that? Love Farve and Fargo!!!!
Mona | Fargo, ND | Report Abuse
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