This is Your Place

Life in Bismarck-Mandan is straight Fire with great museums, live music and restaurants like the Paddle Trap where you can brunch on bottomless mimosas, bacon and eggs after a night kicking back at the Laughing Sun Brewing Co. 

You can call us the GOAT of North Dakota. We’ve always been a great place to live and it keeps getting better with new facilities like the Mandan Tennis Center and Gateway to Science. That’s why Bismarck was named the 2nd Happiest City in the U.S. - that’s right - the entire country! From students graduating from local universities to young families, people are headed to Bis-Man! Owing a home is affordable, while we’ve been ranked as the top rental market in the country! Our schools are highly rated and our household incomes are high! So, bring the Fam and head to Bis-Man where life is good and you can Make Your Mark.