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Blooming Township vs Union Township

18 miles apart in Grand Forks County. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Blooming Township) and conserved land (+24.4 pts in Blooming Township).

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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 people
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Union Township, NDA small town of 143Grand Forks County · 143 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 →
Union TownshipA small town of 143
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Union 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.

Trails5.5×
Blooming Township has more miles of trail
Blooming Township 13.2 miUnion Township 2.4 mi
Conserved land+24.4 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Union Township 0%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Blooming Township
Blooming Township $1,500Union Township $1,235
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Blooming 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 →
Union Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Blooming Township and Union 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 TownshipUnion Township
Snow a year48″49″
January low-3°F-1°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)133d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th47th
Outdoors & history
Blooming TownshipUnion Township
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land24.4%0%
Archive photos—1
Community
Blooming TownshipUnion 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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blooming TownshipUnion TownshipBlooming TownshipUnion Township
Blooming Township ↔ Union Township18 miles apart · Same county
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 TownshipUnion Township
People
Population 235Highest 143Lowest
Median age 41.2±12.6Lowest 15% above ND 43.3±18.2Highest 21% above ND
Union 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%±7.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 28.7%±14.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Union Township and Blooming 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% 23.1%±17.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Union 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% 35.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.4Lowest ND: 7.6% 2.1%±7.5Highest ND: 7.6%
Union 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±$36kHighest 29% above ND $89,750±$67kLowest 17% above ND
Blooming Township and Union 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 $179,200±$79kLowest 28% below ND
Blooming Township and Union Township 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 $1,235Lowest 50% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Union Township and Blooming Township 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% 2.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 89.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 84% above ND 30 minLowest 68% above ND
Work from home 3%±3.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±11.8Lowest ND: 8.1%
Blooming Township and Union 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 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (50%)Grand Forks (65%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union TownshipFew work in Blooming Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
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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