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

DAlexanderBetter than 13% of districts in the state –Alex TownshipNot graded

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

AlexanderAlex Township

Snow a year39″50″

January low4°F 5°F

July high85°F 82°F

Growing season (days)135d 139d

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

Outdoors & history

AlexanderAlex Township

Trails—24 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled1905 —

Archive photos17 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

AlexanderAlex Township

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

AlexanderAlex Township

People

Population 255Lowest 343Highest

Median age 34.5±6.2Highest 4% below ND 32.8±11.6Lowest 9% 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 23.1%±9.3Highest ND: 23.5% 23%±11.8Lowest 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+ 4.3%±10.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 8.2%±8.9Highest 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+ 11.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 6.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 1.5%±1.8Highest 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 $121,953±$48kHighest 59% above ND $75,870±$13kLowest about the ND average

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 $1,375±$337Highest 44% above ND $1,173±$564Lowest 23% 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 21.1%±92.3Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±34.5Lowest 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 0.4%Lowest ND: 10.8% 20.1%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 3.1%±4.2Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±7.7Lowest 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 4.9%Lowest 9.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alex Township3% work in Alexander

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

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

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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