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

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 →
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 →
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.

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

Bloomfield Township and Blanchard Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bloomfield TownshipBlanchard TownshipBloomfield TownshipBlanchard Township
Bloomfield Township ↔ Blanchard 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
Bloomfield TownshipBlanchard Township
Snow a year—35″
January low—-6°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Bloomfield TownshipBlanchard Township
Trails24 mi24 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
Settled—1881
Archive photos—4
Community
Bloomfield TownshipBlanchard 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.

Bloomfield TownshipBlanchard Township
People
Population 64Lowest 85Highest
Median age 31.5±18.6Lowest 12% below ND 45.6±10.9Highest 27% above 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%±44.2 ND: 23.5% 0%±33.3 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 10.9%±50.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 11.8%±37.9Highest 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+ 88.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 57.6%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±16.9Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±16.6Lowest 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 $106,667±$101kLowest 39% above ND $108,814±$669Highest 42% 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 $358,300±$43kHighest 43% above ND $136,500±$5kLowest 45% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,412 43% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 84.7%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 22 yrs older than ND 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±17.5 ND: 8.1% 0%±13.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (16%)Mayville (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blanchard Township4% work in Bloomfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
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 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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