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Ashland Township vs Gray Township

Next-door neighbors in Stutsman County. The biggest differences: size (14.8× in Ashland Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+50 pts in Gray Township).

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Ashland Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 59 people
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Gray Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 4 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.

Ashland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.5% conserved land35 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ashland Township →
Gray TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.4% conserved land17 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Gray 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.

Size14.8×
Ashland Township is the bigger place
Ashland Township 59Gray Township 4
Bachelor’s degree++50 pts
More adults in Gray Township have a degree
Gray Township 50%Ashland Township 0%
Trails2×
Ashland Township has more miles of trail
Ashland Township 34.5 miGray Township 17.1 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ashland Township and Gray Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ashland TownshipGray TownshipAshland TownshipGray Township
Ashland Township ↔ Gray Township5.6 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
Ashland TownshipGray Township
Snow a year35″35″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Ashland TownshipGray Township
Trails35 mi17 mi
Conserved land18.5%15.4%
Community
Ashland TownshipGray 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.

Ashland TownshipGray Township
People
Population 59Highest 4Lowest
Median age 34.8±37.2 3% below ND —
Kids under 18 32.2%±38.6Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Ashland Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±51.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Gray Township and Ashland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 50%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,571±$31k 4% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966 16 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±43.5 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jamestown (47%)Jamestown (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Ashland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.5%Highest 15.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.5 miHighest 17.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Ashland Township

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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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