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Advance Township vs Akra Township

Next-door neighbors in Pembina County. The biggest differences: typical home built (37 yrs in Advance Township) and street grid (+80% in Akra Township).

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Advance Township, NDA small town of 200Pembina County · 200 people
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Akra Township, NDA small town of 193Pembina County · 193 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.

Advance TownshipA small town of 200
Quiet strengthsAdvance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Advance Township →
Akra TownshipA small town of 193
Quiet strengthsAkra Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Akra Township →
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.

Typical home built37 yrs
Advance Township’s homes are older
Akra Township 1975Advance Township 1938
Street grid+80%
Akra Township has the more walkable street grid
Akra Township 0.9Advance Township 0.5
Jobs per worker+93%
Akra Township is more of a job hub
Akra Township 0.29Advance Township 0.15
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Akra Township
Akra Township $1,665Advance Township $1,333
Bachelor’s degree++12.7 pts
More adults in Akra Township have a degree
Akra Township 52.1%Advance Township 39.4%
Average commute4 min
Akra Township has the shorter commute
Advance Township 17 minAkra Township 13 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Akra 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.

Advance Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Akra Township$1,490/mo
Typical home $257K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Akra Township and Advance Township.

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

Advance Township and Akra Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Advance TownshipAkra TownshipAdvance TownshipAkra Township
Advance Township ↔ Akra Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Advance TownshipAkra Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd24th
Outdoors & history
Advance TownshipAkra Township
Trails24 mi28 mi
Conserved land2.9%9%
Settled18881882
National Register places—1
Community
Advance TownshipAkra Township
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.

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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.

Advance TownshipAkra Township
People
Population 200Highest 193Lowest
Median age 39.8±3.5Lowest 11% above ND 58.2±18.2Highest 62% above ND
Akra Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.5%±15.3Highest ND: 23.5% 21.2%±13.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Advance Township and Akra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±16.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 28.5%±23.3Highest ND: 16.5%
Akra Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 52.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±7.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±7.3Lowest ND: 7.6%
Advance Township and Akra Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,768±$53k 8% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$61kLowest 20% below ND $257,200±$164kHighest about the ND average
Akra Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,333Lowest 46% below ND $1,665Highest 33% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Akra Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 35.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 3.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Lowest ND: 62.9% 92.6%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1975Highest 7 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest about the ND average 13 minLowest 26% below ND
Work from home 0%±11 ND: 8.1% 0%±10.3 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cavalier (15%)Cavalier (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Akra TownshipFew work in Advance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.0 miLowest 28.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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