Best PlacesEckman, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eckman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eckman ranks 18,832nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Eckman
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Eckman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eckman ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Eckman ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eckman
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eckman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,690, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Eckman's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eckman
Eckman's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eckman.
Who works in Eckman, and how
Work in Eckman centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Eckman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eckman.
What the weather is like in Eckman, month by month
Eckman sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 12° | 3° |
| April | 50° | 37° | 26° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 55° | 42° | 31° |
Flying in and out of Eckman
The nearest airport, Minot International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 452 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eckman
Schools across Eckman average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newburg-united Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Tgu-towner Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Glenburn Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Newburg-united High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Tgu-towner High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Glenburn High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eckman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eckman measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Eckman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eckman
Is Eckman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eckman ranks 18,832nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a stable housing market, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eckman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,924. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,690 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Eckman safe?
Eckman is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
Compare Eckman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eckman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eckman represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Eckman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eckman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eckman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eckman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eckman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eckman detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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