A boom of oil production within a deep-red Midwestern state has seen house prices soar and unemployment rates drop as a surge of newcomers trigger a record high population. 

Officials in North Dakota once needed to entice people to the state, but interest has skyrocketed since the oil industry took off over the past decade.

The once deserted area is now thriving but climbing house prices have resulted in some residents struggling to put a roof over their head. 

Last year, the average value of a home was around $200,000 – up more than 20 percent from 2011.

‘Houses have appreciated statewide and inventory is low in the whole state,’ Beck  told the Associated Press. ‘That comes as a shock to a lot of people.’

Officials in North…