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

–Alex TownshipNot graded DAlexanderBetter than 13% 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

Alex TownshipAlexander

Snow a year50″39″

January low5°F 4°F

July high82°F 85°F

Growing season (days)139d 135d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 40th

Outdoors & history

Alex TownshipAlexander

Trails24 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1905

Archive photos—17

Famous people born here—1

Community

Alex TownshipAlexander

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

Alex TownshipAlexander

People

Population 343Highest 255Lowest

Median age 32.8±11.6Lowest 9% below ND 34.5±6.2Highest 4% below ND

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23%±11.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 23.1%±9.3Highest ND: 23.5%

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 8.2%±8.9Highest ND: 16.5% 4.3%±10.7Lowest ND: 16.5%

Alex Township and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Lowest ND: 32.7% 11.8%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.8Highest ND: 7.6% 1.2%±4.2Lowest ND: 7.6%

Alex Township and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,870±$13kLowest about the ND average $121,953±$48kHighest 59% above ND

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $229,200±$153k 8% below ND

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,173±$564Lowest 23% above ND $1,375±$337Highest 44% above ND

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,740 29% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±34.5Lowest ND: 38.9% 21.1%±92.3Highest ND: 38.9%

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 20.1%Highest ND: 10.8% 0.4%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 45.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 85%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 2014Highest 32 yrs newer than ND 1957Lowest 25 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 8% above ND 31 minHighest 74% above ND

Work from home 0%±7.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 3.1%±4.2Highest ND: 8.1%

Alexander and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 9.3%Highest 4.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.64Highest 1.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Williston (19%)Williston (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in AlexanderFew work in Alex Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 23.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 26.5Highest

Schools

School district —ALEXANDER 2

High school in town —Alexander High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 7.6

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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