Reed TownshipND
A town of 1,151.
Is Reed Township a good place to live?
Reed Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health; its weakest is a C for walkability. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Reed Township, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town in North Dakota scores higher than Reed Township on incomes. Reed Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Reed Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Reed Township stand out
Where Reed Township beats most towns.
1,151 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Reed Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Reed Township is from typical.
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Moving to Reed Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reed Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Reed Township.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Reed Township than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country
0.4% of Reed Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the North Dakota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Reed Township’s median household income is $131,000. Jobs based in Reed Township grew to 1,234 in 2023, 1,030 more than in 2013.
| Reed Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 39% | 8% |
| Median household income | $131,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.4% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 16 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reed Township is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns
Reed Township beats the North Dakota average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Reed Township. Among 24 North Dakota towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Reed Township.
| Reed Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Reed Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 10.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reed Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Reed Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Reed Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reed Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 259 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reed Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reed Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
4.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 1 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower trail density than Reed Township.
| Reed Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fargodome and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reed Township. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaFargodome
6 mi MuseumPlains Art Museum
4 mi MuseumFargo Air Museum
7 mi Zoo & aquariumRed River Zoo
5 mi MuseumBonanzaville, USA
7 mi MuseumRourke Art MuseumPhoto credits
Fargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bonanzaville, USA: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Reed Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Reed Township
About 3 of every 100 Reed Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Every workday, about 1,230 people come to Reed Township for work
Where Reed Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Reed Township
Township in North Dakota, US
Reed Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census.
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Questions about Reed Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Reed Township, ND expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.