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Blooming Township vs Rye Township

Next-door neighbors in Grand Forks County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+83% in Rye Township) and typical home built (27 yrs in Blooming Township).

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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 people
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Rye Township, NDA small town of 472Grand Forks County · 472 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 →
Rye TownshipA small town of 472
Quiet strengthsRye Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rye 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.

Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Rye Township
Rye Township $2,747Blooming Township $1,500
Typical home built27 yrs
Blooming Township’s homes are older
Rye Township 2004Blooming Township 1977
Conserved land+15.9 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Rye Township 8.5%
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Blooming Township has more renters
Rye Township 98%Blooming Township 89.1%
Average commute4 min
Blooming Township has the shorter commute
Rye Township 37 minBlooming Township 33 min
Size2×
Rye Township is the bigger place
Rye Township 472Blooming Township 235
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Rye 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 →
Rye Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $353K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Rye 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.

Where they are

Blooming Township and Rye Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blooming TownshipRye TownshipBlooming TownshipRye Township
Blooming Township ↔ Rye 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
Blooming TownshipRye Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th32nd
Outdoors & history
Blooming TownshipRye Township
Trails13 mi13 mi
Conserved land24.4%8.5%
Community
Blooming TownshipRye 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.

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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 TownshipRye Township
People
Population 235Lowest 472Highest
Median age 41.2±12.6Lowest 15% above ND 44.3±19Highest 23% above ND
Rye 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% 24.8%±7.2Lowest ND: 23.5%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.1%±11.8Highest ND: 16.5% 2.1%±7.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Highest ND: 32.7% 22.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.4Lowest ND: 7.6% 5.9%±4Highest ND: 7.6%
Rye Township and Blooming 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±$36kLowest 29% above ND $135,096±$43kHighest 76% above ND
Rye Township and Blooming 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 $352,900±$126kHighest 41% above ND
Rye Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 39% below ND $2,747Highest 11% above ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 98%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 5 yrs older than ND 2004Highest 22 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 84% above ND 37 minHighest 108% above ND
Work from home 3%±3.7Highest ND: 8.1% 2.1%±1.6Lowest ND: 8.1%
Blooming Township and Rye 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 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.94Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (50%)Grand Forks (71%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rye TownshipFew work in Blooming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.4%Highest 8.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 12.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.4Highest
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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