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Bell Township vs Bohnsack Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.2× in Bell Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+17.5 pts in Bell Township).

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Bell Township, NDKnown for its schoolsCass County · 40 people
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Bohnsack Township, NDKnown for its schoolsTraill County · 39 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.

Bell TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 82%of ND districts All about Bell Township →
Bohnsack TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of ND districts All about Bohnsack 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 worker9.2×
Bell Township is more of a job hub
Bell Township 7.67Bohnsack Township 0.83
Bachelor’s degree++17.5 pts
More adults in Bell Township have a degree
Bell Township 37.5%Bohnsack Township 20%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bell Township and Bohnsack Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bell TownshipBohnsack TownshipBell TownshipBohnsack Township
Bell Township ↔ Bohnsack Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
A−Bell TownshipBetter than 82% of districts in the state A−Bohnsack TownshipBetter than 76% 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
Bell TownshipBohnsack Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th28th
Outdoors & history
Bell TownshipBohnsack Township
Trails38 mi37 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Bell TownshipBohnsack 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.

Bell TownshipBohnsack Township
People
Population 40Highest 39Lowest
Median age 58.5±13.2Lowest 63% above ND 64.2±64.5Highest 79% above ND
Bohnsack Township and Bell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±70.3Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±72.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Bell Township and Bohnsack Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±79.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 28.2%±85.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Bohnsack Township and Bell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 20%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±36.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,250±$15k 39% above ND —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 51.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980 2 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest ND: 8.1% 47.1%±100Highest ND: 8.1%
Bohnsack Township and Bell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 4.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 7.67Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (60%)Fargo (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bohnsack TownshipFew work in Bell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 38.4 miHighest 37.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 mi 1.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
Schools
School district NORTHERN CASS 97HILLSBORO 9
High school in town Northern Cass High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 15.4 —
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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