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Blanchard Township vs Bloomfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: home values (2.6× in Bloomfield Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+30.5 pts in Bloomfield Township).

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Blanchard Township, NDA small town of 85Traill County · 85 people
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Bloomfield Township, NDA small town of 64Traill County · 64 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.

Blanchard TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsBlanchard Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blanchard Township →
Bloomfield TownshipA small town of 64
Quiet strengthsBloomfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bloomfield 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.

Home values2.6×
Homes cost more in Bloomfield Township
Bloomfield Township $358,300Blanchard Township $136,500
Bachelor’s degree++30.5 pts
More adults in Bloomfield Township have a degree
Bloomfield Township 88.1%Blanchard Township 57.6%
Jobs per worker2×
Blanchard Township is more of a job hub
Blanchard Township 0.83Bloomfield Township 0.42
Homeowners+15.3 pts renters
Blanchard Township has more renters
Bloomfield Township 100%Blanchard Township 84.7%
Typical home built13 yrs
Blanchard Township’s homes are older
Bloomfield Township 1960Blanchard Township 1947
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Bloomfield Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Blanchard Township$920/mo
Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Bloomfield Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $12,900 a year, between Bloomfield Township and Blanchard Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Blanchard Township and Bloomfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blanchard TownshipBloomfield TownshipBlanchard TownshipBloomfield Township
Blanchard Township ↔ Bloomfield Township6.0 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
Blanchard TownshipBloomfield Township
Snow a year35″—
January low-6°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)136d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Blanchard TownshipBloomfield Township
Trails24 mi24 mi
Conserved land1.1%0%
Settled1881—
Archive photos4—
Community
Blanchard TownshipBloomfield 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.

Blanchard TownshipBloomfield Township
People
Population 85Highest 64Lowest
Median age 45.6±10.9Highest 27% above ND 31.5±18.6Lowest 12% below ND
Blanchard Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±33.3 ND: 23.5% 0%±44.2 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 11.8%±37.9Highest ND: 16.5% 10.9%±50.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Blanchard Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.6%Lowest ND: 32.7% 88.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 4.7%±16.9Highest ND: 7.6%
Bloomfield Township and Blanchard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,814±$669Highest 42% above ND $106,667±$101kLowest 39% above ND
Blanchard Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $136,500±$5kLowest 45% below ND $358,300±$43kHighest 43% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,412 43% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND 1960Highest 22 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±13.9 ND: 8.1% 0%±17.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.42Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mayville (35%)Grand Forks (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Bloomfield TownshipFew work in Blanchard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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