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Alexander vs Gladstone

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.8× in Alexander) and trails (7× in Alexander).

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Alexander, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 255 people
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Gladstone, NDHomes around $350KNorth Dakota · 230 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.

AlexanderKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 13%of ND districts HistorySettled in 190517 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Alexander →
GladstoneHomes around $350K
Housing$350K typical home20% above the ND typical home All about Gladstone →
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.

Jobs per worker14.8×
Alexander is more of a job hub
Alexander 1.33Gladstone 0.09
Trails7×
Alexander has more miles of trail
Alexander 0.7 miGladstone 0.1 mi
Rent+62%
Rent runs higher in Alexander
Alexander $1,375Gladstone $850
Street grid+94%
Gladstone has the more walkable street grid
Gladstone 51.3Alexander 26.5
Typical home built27 yrs
Alexander’s homes are older
Gladstone 1984Alexander 1957
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Alexander
Alexander $1,740Gladstone $1,361
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Gladstone

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.

Alexander$1,350/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →
Gladstone$2,030/mo
Typical home $350K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,100 a year, between Gladstone and Alexander.

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.

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
DAlexanderBetter than 13% of districts in the state –GladstoneNot 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
AlexanderGladstone
Snow a year39″35″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)135d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th23rd
Outdoors & history
AlexanderGladstone
Settled19051882
Archive photos1711
Famous people born here1—
Community
AlexanderGladstone
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.

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlexanderNDGladstoneND
Alexander ↔ Gladstone84 miles apart
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.

AlexanderGladstone
People
Population 255Highest 230Lowest
Median age 34.5±6.2Lowest 4% below ND 37.3±15.2Highest 4% above ND
Gladstone and Alexander 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% 21.7%±13.3Lowest ND: 23.5%
Alexander and Gladstone 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% 8.3%±9.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Gladstone 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%Lowest ND: 32.7% 11.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±4.2Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±6.1Lowest ND: 7.6%
Alexander and Gladstone 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 $95,417±$45kLowest 24% above ND
Alexander and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $229,200±$153kHighest 8% below ND $205,700±$61kLowest 18% below ND
Alexander and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$337Highest 44% above ND $850±$53Lowest 11% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,740Highest 29% below ND $1,361Lowest 45% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.1%±92.3Lowest ND: 38.9% 50%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Gladstone and Alexander 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% 10%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Lowest ND: 62.9% 92.2%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 25 yrs older than ND 1984Highest 2 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 74% above ND 30 minLowest 69% above ND
Work from home 3.1%±4.2Lowest ND: 8.1% 16.1%±11.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Gladstone and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Williston (22%)Dickinson (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GladstoneFew work in Alexander
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.5Lowest 51.3Highest
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
Deciding?

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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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