Tatman TownshipND
A town of 2,673.
Is Tatman Township a good place to live?
Tatman Township earns a D, better than 12% of U.S. towns, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 80% of the state's. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. Tatman Township’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, below both North Dakota’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of North Dakota’s 68 towns score lower on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes Tatman Township stand out
Where Tatman Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Tatman Township for work
Where Tatman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Tatman Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Dakota), ordered by how far Tatman Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Tatman Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tatman 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 Tatman Township.
Tatman Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has colder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Minot and beyond.
Conserved land covers 10.2% of Tatman Township
34 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Tatman Township is 1.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tatman Township earns a C− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Minot 1 school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 233 | B− |
| Memorial Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 157 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state tests and graduation
Fewer middle-aged adults than North Dakota overall
Only 7.3% of households own their home, against 62.9% across North Dakota.
Adults 35 to 64 are 16% of residents (35% statewide); children under 18 are 41% of residents (24% statewide). Tatman Township’s median age is 22.6 years. Tatman Township has lost 4.2% of its people since 2020, down to 2,673 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Tatman Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22.6 years | 34.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across North Dakota, 48.8% of residents are women.
| Tatman Township | ND | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 27.8% | 13% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.8% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 26% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.1% | 10.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 1.1% | 11.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.4% | 25.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.5% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 26.1% | 14% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 23% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Very low risk in Tatman Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Tatman Township’s working residents commute to Minot
Tatman Township has 100 jobs for its 334 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 9.2 minutes, against 17.9 across North Dakota.
Most working residents leave Tatman Township for work: only 3% work in town. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Tatman Township. The top destinations are Minot (41%), Fargo (11%) and Minot AFB (8%).
| Tatman Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tatman Township is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,233 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tatman Township’s, it is healthier than 94%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Tatman Township tracks North Dakota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 22% of Tatman Township adults binge drink.
| Tatman Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tatman Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
January nights average 1.1°, colder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 81.2°.
Tatman Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. About 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Tatman Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1°F | 2°F | 22°F |
| July high | 81°F | 83°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Tatman Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tatman Township
About 11 of every 100 Tatman Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
Tatman Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Tatman Township.
| Town | ND rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatman Township | #23 | D | D− | — | C− | B+ |
| Margaret Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waterford Township | — | — | D− | — | B− | A |
| Ensign Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prescott Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Waterford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tatman Township and Waterford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Margaret Township, Ensign Township and Prescott Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tatman Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tatman Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tatman Township, ND a good place to live?
Tatman Township grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns. It grades B+ for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.