Living in North Star

In North Star, unemployment is 3.1% (2024).

North Star had a population of 8,056 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.14% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 1,068 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population8,056people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,912EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Average rent2,147EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)

Unemployment rate3.14%country median 4.6% — 31% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to North Star?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in North Star.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for North Star. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,147 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁵Official

Is North Star a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–45%

Skilled employee44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–53%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family39%strong on family, weak on safety · range 28–50%

Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,068 of 8,056 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in North Star is 3.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

North Star 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,912 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.14 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in North Star?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,532of €3,761 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,761
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,147
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,532

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to North Star. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in North Star. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	385.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁶Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in North Star when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

North Star's nearest airport was ILG, 13 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ILG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for North Star. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in North Star.

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Climate and air quality

North Star recorded annual PM2.5 of 7.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. North Star's monthly mean temperatures were 1°C in January and 25.3°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°-4°

8°-4°

12°0°

19°6°

24°11°

29°16°

31°19°

30°18°

26°15°

21°8°

14°2°

8°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

108

100

123

100

124

102

103

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in North Star is 7.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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North Star 7.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.83 · Feb 7.56 · Mar 12.33 · Apr 19.39 · May 24.22 · Jun 28.78 · Jul 31.44 · Aug 30.44 · Sep 26.33 · Oct 20.61 · Nov 13.83 · Dec 8.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.83 · Feb -3.67 · Mar 0.444 · Apr 5.61 · May 11.06 · Jun 16.39 · Jul 19.11 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.67 · Oct 7.89 · Nov 2.17 · Dec -1.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1 · Feb 1.94 · Mar 6.39 · Apr 12.5 · May 17.67 · Jun 22.56 · Jul 25.28 · Aug 24.28 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.28 · Nov 8 · Dec 3.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 87.12 · Feb 73.91 · Mar 108.5 · Apr 94.23 · May 92.2 · Jun 100.3 · Jul 122.9 · Aug 100.3 · Sep 123.7 · Oct 101.6 · Nov 85.34 · Dec 102.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	21.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.09 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,197 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	11.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Columbia ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

North Star's total area was 17.6 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 444.7 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.7%
Foreign residents13.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	17.62 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	13.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,068 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	444.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	8,056 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on North Star

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Pike Creek as a North Star alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 0.8% Pike Creek vs 3.1% North Star−75%
Foreign residents: 24.8% Pike Creek vs 13.6% North Star+82%
Median gross pay, city: €4,424 Pike Creek vs €4,912 North Star−10%

Full comparison More about Pike Creek

North Bethesda as a North Star alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 144 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,056 North Star+522%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.6% North Star+150%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,912 North Star+25%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.1% North Star+16%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.1 µg/m³ North Star−18%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near North Star

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Pike Creek 4.0 km away

Rent: 2,090 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,424 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pike Creek Valley 4.4 km away

Rent: 1,618 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,424 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Hockessin 4.8 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,383 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kennett Square 9.6 km away

Rent: 1,290 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,097 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kennett Square borough 9.6 km away

Salary: 3,097 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Brookside 10.0 km away

Rent: 1,334 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,178 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Antigo8,060 residents Hughson8,051 residents Madison Park8,050 residents Mechanicstown8,065 residents Island Lake8,047 residents Cumberland8,066 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in North Star?

The unemployment rate is 3.14 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in North Star?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.14 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in North Star?

The published population is 8,056 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in North Star?

1,068 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is North Star a good place to live?

North Star may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near North Star?

Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Hockessin, Newark, Kennett Square are near North Star. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {North Star, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {584f883c499ec81b982d7a2446831a1e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/north-star/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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