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Anthony Township vs Pleasant View Township

Next-door neighbors in Norman County. The biggest differences: household income (+41% in Anthony Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+17.3 pts in Pleasant View Township).

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Anthony Township, MNA small town of 43Norman County · 43 people
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Pleasant View Township, MNA small town of 99Norman County · 99 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.

Anthony TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsAnthony Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Anthony Township →
Pleasant View TownshipA small town of 99
Quiet strengthsPleasant View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant View 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.

Household income+41%
Households in Anthony Township earn more
Anthony Township $110,833Pleasant View Township $78,542
Bachelor’s degree++17.3 pts
More adults in Pleasant View Township have a degree
Pleasant View Township 27%Anthony Township 9.7%
Homeowners+14.9 pts renters
Pleasant View Township has more renters
Anthony Township 100%Pleasant View Township 85.1%
Typical home built19 yrs
Anthony Township’s homes are older
Pleasant View Township 1957Anthony Township 1938
Jobs per worker+72%
Pleasant View Township is more of a job hub
Pleasant View Township 0.55Anthony Township 0.32
Size2.3×
Pleasant View Township is the bigger place
Pleasant View Township 99Anthony Township 43
★ What stands out · Where they are

Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Anthony TownshipPleasant View TownshipAnthony TownshipPleasant View Township
Anthony Township ↔ Pleasant View Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Anthony Township$970/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Pleasant View Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Anthony TownshipPleasant View Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Anthony TownshipPleasant View Township
Trails15 mi18 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1879—
Community
Anthony TownshipPleasant View 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.

Anthony TownshipPleasant View Township
People
Population 43Lowest 99Highest
Median age 36.5±20.3Lowest 6% below MN 44.7±5.7Highest 15% above MN
Pleasant View Township and Anthony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±47.5Highest MN: 22.9% 23.2%±16.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±62.1Highest MN: 17.3% 14.1%±25.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.3%±24.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,833±$3kHighest 24% above MN $78,542±$8kLowest 12% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$26kLowest 49% below MN $175,000±$30kHighest 47% below MN
Pleasant View Township and Anthony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,100Highest 67% below MN $943Lowest 72% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 14.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 5% below MN 17 minLowest 25% below MN
Work from home 12%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 4.1%±14.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (27%)Ada (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Pleasant View TownshipFew work in Anthony Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 14.7 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.7Lowest
Minnesota 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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