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Ayr vs Brampton Township

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (121.4× in Ayr) and trails (111× in Brampton Township).

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Ayr, NDA small town of 14North Dakota · 14 people
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Brampton Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 34 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.

AyrA small town of 14
Quiet strengthsAyr doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ayr →
Brampton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.4% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Brampton 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.

Street grid121.4×
Ayr has the more walkable street grid
Ayr 85.0Brampton Township 0.7
Trails111×
Brampton Township has more miles of trail
Brampton Township 22.2 miAyr 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker6.5×
Brampton Township is more of a job hub
Brampton Township 1.62Ayr 0.25
Conserved land+19.4 pts
Brampton Township has more conserved land
Brampton Township 19.4%Ayr 0%
Size2.4×
Brampton Township is the bigger place
Brampton Township 34Ayr 14
Bachelor’s degree++10 pts
More adults in Brampton Township have a degree
Brampton Township 10%Ayr 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
AyrBrampton Township
Snow a year37″45″
January low-1°F0°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)143d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th40th
Outdoors & history
AyrBrampton Township
Trails—22 mi
Conserved land—19.4%
Settled1883—
Community
AyrBrampton 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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AyrNDBrampton TownshipSargent County
Ayr ↔ Brampton Township75 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.

AyrBrampton Township
People
Population 14Lowest 34Highest
Median age 26.5±19.7Lowest 26% below ND 31.4±61.6Highest 13% below ND
Brampton Township and Ayr are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 41.2%±68.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Brampton Township and Ayr are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 20.6%±88.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Brampton Township and Ayr 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% 10%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±72.8Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±41.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Ayr and Brampton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 55.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest ND: 62.9% 53.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1972 10 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 28% above ND —
Work from home 16.7%±15.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 40%±69.3Highest ND: 8.1%
Brampton Township and Ayr are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 45.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Fargo (25%)Gwinner (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brampton TownshipFew work in Ayr
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 19.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 22.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.0Highest 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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