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Blooming Township vs Taylor

251 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (53.8× in Taylor) and trails (26.4× in Blooming Township).

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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 people
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Taylor, NDA small town of 179North Dakota · 179 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 →
TaylorA small town of 179
Quiet strengthsTaylor doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Taylor →
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.

Street grid53.8×
Taylor has the more walkable street grid
Taylor 53.8Blooming Township 1.0
Trails26.4×
Blooming Township has more miles of trail
Blooming Township 13.2 miTaylor 0.5 mi
Conserved land+24.4 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Taylor 0%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Blooming Township is more of a job hub
Blooming Township 0.63Taylor 0.28
Average commute5 min
Taylor has the shorter commute
Blooming Township 33 minTaylor 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Taylor$1,670/mo
Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Taylor 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Blooming TownshipNot graded B−TaylorBetter than 46% of districts in the state
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 TownshipTaylor
Snow a year48″33″
January low-3°F7°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)133d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th30th
Outdoors & history
Blooming TownshipTaylor
Trails13 mi1 mi
Conserved land24.4%0%
Settled—1882
Community
Blooming TownshipTaylor
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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blooming TownshipGrand Forks CountyTaylorND
Blooming Township ↔ Taylor251 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 TownshipTaylor
People
Population 235Highest 179Lowest
Median age 41.2±12.6Highest 15% above ND 38.9±10.5Lowest 8% above ND
Blooming Township and Taylor 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% 25.1%±6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Blooming Township and Taylor 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% 12.3%±13.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Taylor 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% 31.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.4Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.9%±7.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Taylor 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 $100,250±$5kHighest 31% above ND
Taylor 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±$33kHighest 8% above ND $222,200±$28kLowest 11% below ND
Blooming Township and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 39% below ND $1,333Lowest 46% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%
Blooming Township and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 4.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 93.3%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND 1972Lowest 10 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 84% above ND 28 minLowest 54% above ND
Work from home 3%±3.7Highest ND: 8.1% 2%±3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Blooming Township and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (50%)Dickinson (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TaylorFew work in Blooming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 53.8Highest
Schools
School district —RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34
High school in town —None in town
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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