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Ambrose vs Keller Township

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (38.4× in Ambrose) and trails (32.7× in Keller Township).

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Ambrose, NDA small town of 33North Dakota · 33 people
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Keller Township, NDAn outdoors townBurke County · 25 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.

AmbroseA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsAmbrose doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ambrose →
Keller TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.2% conserved land39 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Keller Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid38.4×
Ambrose has the more walkable street grid
Ambrose 26.9Keller Township 0.7
Trails32.7×
Keller Township has more miles of trail
Keller Township 39.2 miAmbrose 1.2 mi
Property tax bill+59%
Tax bills are bigger in Ambrose
Ambrose $317Keller Township $199
Conserved land+18.2 pts
Keller Township has more conserved land
Keller Township 18.2%Ambrose 0%
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
AmbroseKeller Township
Snow a year38″41″
January low—0°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)0th12th
Outdoors & history
AmbroseKeller Township
Trails1 mi39 mi
Conserved land0%18.2%
Settled1906—
Archive photos16—
Famous people born here2—
Community
AmbroseKeller 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.

Where they are

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AmbroseKeller TownshipAmbroseKeller Township
Ambrose ↔ Keller Township29 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.

AmbroseKeller Township
People
Population 33Highest 25Lowest
Median age 63.3±44.8Highest 76% above ND 62.6±0.2Lowest 74% above ND
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±86.3Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45.5%±91.7Highest ND: 16.5% 20%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Lowest ND: 32.7% 12%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9 ND: 7.6% 0%±56.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $116,042±$32k 51% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,300±$34k 75% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $317Highest 87% below ND $199Lowest 92% below ND
Below poverty line 9.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 40%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND 1959Highest 23 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±71.4 ND: 8.1% 0%±90.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Crosby (33%)Powers Lake (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keller TownshipFew work in Ambrose
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 18.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 39.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.9Highest 0.7Lowest
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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