Best PlacesReeder, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reeder, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Reeder ranks 18,906th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reeder
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.
Reeder's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reeder ranks high
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Reeder ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Household income$63,263 median, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reeder
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reeder home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,263, 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 Reeder'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reeder
Reeder runs older than the country, 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 Reeder.
Who works in Reeder, and how
Work in Reeder centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Reeder
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reeder.
What the weather is like in Reeder, month by month
Reeder sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 18° | 7° |
| April | 58° | 41° | 26° |
| July | 89° | 71° | 54° |
| October | 61° | 44° | 29° |
Flying in and out of Reeder
The nearest airport, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 442 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reeder
Schools across Reeder average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scranton Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Sundance ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Mott-regent Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Sundance Secondary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Mott-regent High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Hettinger High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reeder school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reeder 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 Reeder against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reeder
Is Reeder a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reeder ranks 18,906th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and the weather, 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 Reeder expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,625. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $63,263 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Reeder safe?
Reeder is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Reeder with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reeder. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reeder 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.
Reeder detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reeder: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reeder: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reeder: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reeder: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reeder 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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