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Badger Township vs Dean Township

Next-door neighbors in LaMoure County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Dean Township).

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Badger Township, NDAn outdoors townLaMoure County · 94 people
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Dean Township, NDKnown for its schoolsLaMoure County · 137 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.

Badger TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.7% conserved land33 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Badger Township →
Dean TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 91%of ND districts Outdoors17.2% conserved land31 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Dean 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.

Jobs per worker5.7×
Dean Township is more of a job hub
Dean Township 0.40Badger Township 0.07
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Dean Township

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.

Badger Township$2,090/mo
Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Dean Township$2,380/mo
Typical home $440K (Census) · tax rate 0.22% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Dean Township and Badger Township.

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.

Where they are

Badger Township and Dean Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Badger TownshipDean TownshipBadger TownshipDean Township
Badger Township ↔ Dean Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Badger TownshipNot graded ADean TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state
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
Badger TownshipDean Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th62nd
Outdoors & history
Badger TownshipDean Township
Trails33 mi31 mi
Conserved land15.7%17.2%
Community
Badger TownshipDean 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.

Badger TownshipDean Township
People
Population 94Lowest 137Highest
Median age 59.9±15.8Highest 67% above ND 35±21.9Lowest about the ND average
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.8%±27.9Highest ND: 23.5% 5.8%±16.3Lowest ND: 23.5%
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.4%±21Highest ND: 16.5% 11.7%±17.7Lowest ND: 16.5%
Badger Township and Dean 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% 3.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15 ND: 7.6% 0%±10.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $116,250±$65kLowest 52% above ND $168,472±$55kHighest 120% above ND
Dean Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $310,000±$254kLowest 24% above ND $439,600±$25kHighest 76% above ND
Dean Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $956 61% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 15.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Highest ND: 62.9% 86.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND 1938 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 13 min 30% below ND
Work from home 50%±33.9Highest ND: 8.1% 16.3%±51.2Lowest ND: 8.1%
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Fargo (14%)LaMoure (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dean TownshipFew work in Badger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 32.9 miHighest 30.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 mi 0.9 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district —LAMOURE 8
High school in town —None in town
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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