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Big Stone Township vs Hazel Township

Next-door neighbors in Williams County. The biggest differences: trails (+67% in Big Stone Township).

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Big Stone Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams County
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Hazel Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams 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.

Big Stone TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors47.5% conserved land34 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Big Stone Township →
Hazel TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.8% conserved land21 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hazel 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.

Trails+67%
Big Stone Township has more miles of trail
Big Stone Township 34.3 miHazel Township 20.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Big Stone Township and Hazel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Stone TownshipHazel TownshipBig Stone TownshipHazel Township
Big Stone Township ↔ Hazel Township5.5 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
Big Stone TownshipHazel Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th4th
Outdoors & history
Big Stone TownshipHazel Township
Trails34 mi21 mi
Conserved land47.5%40.8%
Community
Big Stone TownshipHazel 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.

Big Stone TownshipHazel Township
People
Population 0Lowest 12Highest
Median age — 72.3±4.3 101% above ND
Kids under 18 — 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 100%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 75% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Tioga (50%)Williston (62%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hazel TownshipFew work in Big Stone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 47.5%Highest 40.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.3 miHighest 20.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3 0.3
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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