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Bartley Township vs Helena Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+64.3 pts renters in Bartley Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+46.4 pts in Bartley Township).

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Bartley Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 44 people
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Helena Township, NDA small town of 22Griggs County · 22 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.

Bartley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29% conserved land31 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Bartley Township →
Helena TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsHelena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Helena 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.

Homeowners+64.3 pts renters
Bartley Township has more renters
Helena Township 100%Bartley Township 35.7%
Bachelor’s degree++46.4 pts
More adults in Bartley Township have a degree
Bartley Township 46.4%Helena Township 0%
Conserved land+18.5 pts
Bartley Township has more conserved land
Bartley Township 29%Helena Township 10.5%
Size2×
Bartley Township is the bigger place
Bartley Township 44Helena Township 22
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bartley Township and Helena Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bartley TownshipHelena TownshipBartley TownshipHelena Township
Bartley Township ↔ Helena Township6.8 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
Bartley TownshipHelena Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Bartley TownshipHelena Township
Trails31 mi27 mi
Conserved land29%10.5%
Community
Bartley TownshipHelena 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.

Bartley TownshipHelena Township
People
Population 44Highest 22Lowest
Median age 25.8±2.4 28% below ND —
Kids under 18 18.2%±57.7Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Bartley Township and Helena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±78.7 ND: 16.5% 0%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.1Lowest ND: 7.6% 45.5%±55.7Highest ND: 7.6%
Helena Township and Bartley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 35.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963 19 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 min 125% above ND —
Work from home 0%±43.5 ND: 8.1% 0%±45.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (20%)Bismarck (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Helena TownshipFew work in Bartley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29%Highest 10.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 31.0 miHighest 26.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.8 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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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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