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Baer Township vs Merrill Township

Next-door neighbors in Hettinger County. The biggest differences: size (5.3× in Baer Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+29.7 pts in Baer Township).

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Baer Township, NDA small town of 64Hettinger County · 64 people
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Merrill Township, NDA small town of 12Hettinger County · 12 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.

Baer TownshipA small town of 64
Quiet strengthsBaer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Baer Township →
Merrill TownshipA small town of 12
Quiet strengthsMerrill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Merrill 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.

Size5.3×
Baer Township is the bigger place
Baer Township 64Merrill Township 12
Bachelor’s degree++29.7 pts
More adults in Baer Township have a degree
Baer Township 29.7%Merrill Township 0%
Street grid2×
Merrill Township has the more walkable street grid
Merrill Township 0.2Baer Township 0.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

Baer Township and Merrill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Baer TownshipMerrill TownshipBaer TownshipMerrill Township
Baer Township ↔ Merrill Township5.8 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
Baer TownshipMerrill Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low6°F6°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th12th
Outdoors & history
Baer TownshipMerrill Township
Trails38 mi46 mi
Conserved land0%4.3%
Community
Baer TownshipMerrill 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.

Baer TownshipMerrill Township
People
Population 64Highest 12Lowest
Median age 32.3±35.5Lowest 10% below ND 60.8±5.1Highest 69% above ND
Merrill Township and Baer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.2%±21.9Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Baer Township and Merrill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±54.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 8.3%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Merrill Township and Baer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,469±$39k 64% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,528 38% 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 1938 44 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±50 ND: 8.1% 0%±90.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hettinger (33%)Mott (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Merrill TownshipFew work in Baer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 37.7 miLowest 45.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.2Highest
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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