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Blooming Township vs Ervin Township

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+24.4 pts in Blooming Township) and home values (+28% in Ervin Township).

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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 people
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Ervin Township, NDA small town of 165Traill County · 165 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.

Blooming TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.4% conserved land13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Blooming Township →
Ervin TownshipA small town of 165
Quiet strengthsErvin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ervin 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.

Conserved land+24.4 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Ervin Township 0%
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Ervin Township
Ervin Township $345,900Blooming Township $269,400
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Ervin Township
Ervin Township $1,911Blooming Township $1,500
Trails+57%
Blooming Township has more miles of trail
Blooming Township 13.2 miErvin Township 8.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Ervin 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.

Blooming Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Ervin Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Ervin Township and Blooming 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.

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
Blooming TownshipErvin Township
Snow a year48″—
January low-3°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)133d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th32nd
Outdoors & history
Blooming TownshipErvin Township
Trails13 mi8 mi
Conserved land24.4%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Blooming TownshipErvin 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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blooming TownshipGrand Forks CountyErvin TownshipTraill County
Blooming Township ↔ Ervin Township32 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.

Blooming TownshipErvin Township
People
Population 235Highest 165Lowest
Median age 41.2±12.6Lowest 15% above ND 41.4±11.6Highest 15% above ND
Ervin Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±7.8Highest ND: 23.5% 25.5%±11.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Blooming Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.1%±11.8Lowest ND: 16.5% 20%±17.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Ervin Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±8.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Blooming Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,750±$36kHighest 29% above ND $93,750±$73kLowest 22% above ND
Blooming Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $269,400±$33kLowest 8% above ND $345,900±$31kHighest 38% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 39% below ND $1,911Highest 23% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 6.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Highest ND: 62.9% 83.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND 1976Lowest 6 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 84% above ND 30 minLowest 68% above ND
Work from home 3%±3.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 8.9%±9.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Ervin Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.60Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (50%)Grand Forks (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ervin TownshipFew work in Blooming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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