Boasting low unemployment, low crime rates, and a booming economy, Fargo-Moorhead has become a regional hub for culture, education, and healthcare.
Fargo was named the best city to start a career by Zippia.com (2020) and the fourth most affordable college town in America by Apartments.com (2019).
Fargo is thriving with ambitious business minds that make the city unique.
Concordia Homecoming in Moorhead
Blackbird Pizza, Downtown Fargo
Biking in Fargo-Moorhead
Coffee Shop, Downtown Fargo
Cobbers in Downtown Fargo
Kernel at the Street Fair
Cobbers at TEDxFargo
Prairie Roots Co-op
Christkindlmarkt
Wild Terra, Downtown Fargo
Snowman Building
Frostival Cocoa Cookoff
The Fargo-Moorhead metro has been named the top job market for 2020 by ZipRecruiter.com
Arts and culture. Musical artists. Sporting events. A vibrant downtown culture. There's no shortage of events to take in and places to visit in Fargo-Moorhead.
Some of the area's most unique events of the year include Frostival (a celebration of our snowy winters), the Fargo Film Festival (at the historic Fargo Theatre), and One Million Cups (a popular weekly event for Fargo-Moorhead's entrepreneurial community, including Concordia students, employees, and alumni).
Parades of canoes paddle by, the smell of food trucks fill the air, the sounds of a live band ring in your ears. This small city is packed with gems that make it truly unique.
There is no shortage of wonderful coffee shops in this area that will quench any caffeine lover’s thirst.
Fargo-Moorhead is truly the hidden gem of the Midwest.
Here are just a few of the things you’ll love about living here:
Most people in Fargo-Moorhead get around in a car. Although traffic is busier during certain times of the day, the traffic is never stalled like bigger cities during their rush hour. Just another benefit of living here!
Concordia students get free unlimited rides on Fargo-Moorhead's MATBUS public transportation system.
Concordia also has a COBBike program, where you can check out a bicycle on campus for free and explore the city on two wheels. Fargo-Moorhead has bike lanes on many primary roads and several trails in parks and around the two cities.
The Fargo-Moorhead area has plenty of hotel options for visitors of campus.
