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

290 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AyrND SpringbrookND

Ayr ↔ Springbrook290 miles apart

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

AyrSpringbrook

People

Population 14Lowest 27Highest

Median age 26.5±19.7Lowest 26% below ND 33.3±40.9Highest 7% below ND

Springbrook 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% 44.4%±79.8Highest ND: 23.5%

Springbrook 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% 14.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5%

Springbrook 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% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±72.8Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±52.4Lowest ND: 7.6%

Ayr and Springbrook 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 — 100%±100 ND: 38.9%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 48.1%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 50%Lowest ND: 62.9% 62.5%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year — 1977 5 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 min 28% above ND —

Work from home 16.7%±15.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±83.3Lowest ND: 8.1%

Ayr and Springbrook 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 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 3.71Highest

Top workplaceoutside town West Fargo (25%)Williston (53%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringbrookFew work in Ayr

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.0Highest 26.5Lowest

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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