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Bowen Township vs Forman

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (205× in Forman) and trails (18.5× in Bowen Township).

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Bowen Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 52 people
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Forman, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 617 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bowen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.9% conserved land24 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Bowen Township →
FormanKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 14%of ND districts All about Forman →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid205×
Forman has the more walkable street grid
Forman 61.5Bowen Township 0.3
Trails18.5×
Bowen Township has more miles of trail
Bowen Township 24.0 miForman 1.3 mi
Jobs per worker9.4×
Forman is more of a job hub
Forman 1.32Bowen Township 0.14
Size11.9×
Forman is the bigger place
Forman 617Bowen Township 52
Median age22.7 yrs
Bowen Township skews older
Bowen Township 70.4Forman 47.7
Homeowners+33.8 pts renters
Forman has more renters
Bowen Township 100%Forman 66.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Bowen Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bowen Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →
Forman$860/mo
Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $758/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Bowen Township and Forman.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Bowen Township and Forman share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bowen TownshipFormanBowen TownshipForman
Bowen Township ↔ Forman4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Bowen TownshipNot graded DFormanBetter than 14% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bowen TownshipForman
Snow a year47″45″
January low-0°F0°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)136d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd40th
Outdoors & history
Bowen TownshipForman
Trails24 mi1 mi
Conserved land29.9%1.7%
Settled—1883
National Register places—1
Community
Bowen TownshipForman
Library hours a week—16 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bowen TownshipForman
People
Population 52Lowest 617Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1% ND: +15.8%
Median age 70.4±2.7Highest 96% above ND 47.7±5.5Lowest 33% above ND
Kids under 18 5.8%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 13.3%±3.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Forman and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 75%±40.5Highest ND: 16.5% 34.4%±6.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bowen Township and Forman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 20.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 4.2%±3.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Forman and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,500±$64kHighest 21% above ND $69,712±$12kLowest 9% below ND
Bowen Township and Forman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$51kHighest 35% below ND $128,100±$43kLowest 49% below ND
Bowen Township and Forman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $758±$44 21% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Lowest 19% below ND $2,261Highest 8% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 11.5%±17.9 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest ND: 10.8% 2.6%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 66.2%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 12 yrs older than ND 1976Highest 6 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the ND average
Work from home 0%±58.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 1.9%±1.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Forman and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 15.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 1.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (34%)Gwinner (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in FormanFew work in Bowen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.9%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.0 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 61.5Highest
Schools
School district —SARGENT CENTRAL 6
High school in town —Sargent Central High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.4
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bowen Township

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Whitestone Hill Township33 people · $245K homes
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Harlem Township119 people · $329K homes
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Forman Township26 people · $97K homes
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Dunbar Township92 people · $219K homes

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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