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Alex Township vs Randolph Township

Next-door neighbors in McKenzie County. The biggest differences: size (38.1× in Alex Township) and street grid (5.5× in Alex Township).

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Alex Township, NDA regional job hubMcKenzie County · 343 people
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Randolph Township, NDAn outdoors townMcKenzie County · 9 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.

Alex TownshipA regional job hub
Work198 jobsbased in Alex Township, a regional job hub All about Alex Township →
Randolph TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.7% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Randolph 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.

Size38.1×
Alex Township is the bigger place
Alex Township 343Randolph Township 9
Street grid5.5×
Alex Township has the more walkable street grid
Alex Township 1.1Randolph Township 0.2
Median age44.7 yrs
Randolph Township skews older
Randolph Township 77.5Alex Township 32.8
Homeowners+54.5 pts renters
Alex Township has more renters
Randolph Township 100%Alex Township 45.5%
Conserved land+27.7 pts
Randolph Township has more conserved land
Randolph Township 27.7%Alex Township 0%
Work in town+9.3 pts
More of Alex Township’s workers stay in town
Alex Township 9.3%Randolph Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Alex Township and Randolph Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alex TownshipRandolph TownshipAlex TownshipRandolph Township
Alex Township ↔ Randolph Township6.5 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
Alex TownshipRandolph Township
Snow a year50″39″
January low5°F4°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)139d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Alex TownshipRandolph Township
Trails24 mi23 mi
Conserved land0%27.7%
Community
Alex TownshipRandolph 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.

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.

Alex TownshipRandolph Township
People
Population 343Highest 9Lowest
Median age 32.8±11.6Lowest 9% below ND 77.5±14.1Highest 116% above ND
Kids under 18 23%±11.8Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Alex Township and Randolph Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.2%±8.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 77.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Randolph Township and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.8Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±100Lowest ND: 7.6%
Alex Township and Randolph Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,870±$13k about the ND average —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,173±$564 23% above ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±34.5 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 20.1%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 45.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2014 32 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 8% above ND —
Work from home 0%±7.7 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 9.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.64Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Williston (19%)New Town (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Randolph Township11% work in Alex Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 27.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.8 miHighest 23.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.2Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Alex Township

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Antelope Creek Township69 people · $571K 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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