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Bingham Township vs Willow Township

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+61.6 pts in Willow Township) and conserved land (+51.5 pts in Willow Township).

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Bingham Township, NDA small town of 44Traill County · 44 people
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Willow Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 61 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.

Bingham TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsBingham Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bingham Township →
Willow TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.6% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Willow Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Seasonal homes+61.6 pts
Willow Township has more second homes
Willow Township 61.6%Bingham Township 0%
Conserved land+51.5 pts
Willow Township has more conserved land
Willow Township 52.6%Bingham Township 1.1%
Street grid2.7×
Bingham Township has the more walkable street grid
Bingham Township 0.8Willow Township 0.3
Typical home built28 yrs
Willow Township’s homes are older
Bingham Township 1985Willow Township 1957
Trails2×
Willow Township has more miles of trail
Willow Township 30.1 miBingham Township 15.1 mi
Jobs per worker+81%
Willow Township is more of a job hub
Willow Township 0.29Bingham Township 0.16
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
Bingham TownshipWillow Township
Snow a year—60″
January low—-1°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd76th
Outdoors & history
Bingham TownshipWillow Township
Trails15 mi30 mi
Conserved land1.1%52.6%
Community
Bingham TownshipWillow 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.

Where they are

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bingham TownshipTraill CountyWillow TownshipGriggs County
Bingham Township ↔ Willow Township65 miles apart
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.

Bingham TownshipWillow Township
People
Population 44Lowest 61Highest
Median age 68.6±28.8Highest 91% above ND 64.9±29.6Lowest 81% above ND
Bingham Township and Willow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.1%±61Lowest ND: 23.5% 18%±42.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Willow Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 56.8%±54Highest ND: 16.5% 49.2%±43.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bingham Township and Willow Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest ND: 32.7% 20%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±23.2 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,464±$28kLowest 42% below ND $71,563±$15kHighest 7% below ND
Willow Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $308,300±$174k 23% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,429 39% above ND —
Below poverty line 29.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 66.7%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 3 yrs newer than ND 1957Lowest 25 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 6.3%±11.4Lowest ND: 8.1% 20%±28.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Willow Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 43.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (28%)Cooperstown (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willow TownshipFew work in Bingham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 52.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miLowest 30.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.3Lowest
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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