Times are a little tough right now--many f us are experiencing financial struggles. When that happens, oftentimes our credit scores take a hit.

Credit Score Curiosity?

Have you ever wondered what your friends and neighbors credit scores look like? Are they financially responsible or a little risky?

Obviously, it's rude to ask, but luckily, a study was done to give us a little bit more insight.

Wallethub did a survey, looking at the credit scores of residents throughout the United States. With that information, they found the city in North Dakota with the highest credit scores.

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Number One

If you want to know which U.S. city has the highest average credit score, that is none other than South Burlington, Vermont. This is no surprise because, according to the source, this city is known for being very upscale. It's also one of the safest cities in the U.S.

South Burlington is followed by Fremont, California, Scottsdale, Arizona, San Francisco and Huntington Beach, California.

Now that we know the top five, what about the bottom?

The source says the city with the worst credit scores is Detroit Michigan.

Detroit is followed by Memphis, Newark, San Bernardino, and Birmingham.

North Dakota Credit Scores

Now that we know all of that, let's see which North Dakota city has the highest credit scores. It looks like the most financially responsible city in ND is the Capital City. Yep, Bismarck takes that title.

The average Bismarck resident has a credit score of 664. We're actually number 14 on the overall list.

Are you surprised? Did you think Fargo or Grand Forks might have had the highest credit scores?


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