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Bottineau vs Pickering Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (184.7× in Bottineau) and trails (18.4× in Pickering Township).

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Bottineau, NDA college townNorth Dakota · 2,205 people
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Pickering Township, NDA small town of 80Bottineau County · 80 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.

BottineauA college town
College town1 collegeDakota College at Bottineau HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 36%of ND districts All about Bottineau →
Pickering TownshipA small town of 80
Quiet strengthsPickering Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pickering 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.

Street grid184.7×
Bottineau has the more walkable street grid
Bottineau 111Pickering Township 0.6
Trails18.4×
Pickering Township has more miles of trail
Pickering Township 25.7 miBottineau 1.4 mi
Size27.6×
Bottineau is the bigger place
Bottineau 2,205Pickering Township 80
Median age24 yrs
Pickering Township skews older
Pickering Township 59.5Bottineau 35.5
Homeowners+39.2 pts renters
Bottineau has more renters
Pickering Township 100%Bottineau 60.8%
Work in town+38.2 pts
More of Bottineau’s workers stay in town
Bottineau 41.8%Pickering Township 3.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,380 more a month in Pickering 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.

Bottineau$1,510/mo
Typical home $248K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $840/mo · Housing →
Pickering Township$2,890/mo
Typical home $429K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,380 a month, about $16,600 a year, between Pickering Township and Bottineau.

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

Bottineau and Pickering Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BottineauPickering TownshipBottineauPickering Township
Bottineau ↔ Pickering Township3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
26 Bottineau residents work in Pickering Township (2.9% of its workers)
18 Pickering Township residents work in Bottineau (21.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bottineau →
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
C+BottineauBetter than 36% of districts in the state –Pickering TownshipNot graded
Health
B+BottineauHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns –Pickering TownshipNot graded
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
BottineauPickering Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th6th
Outdoors & history
BottineauPickering Township
Trails1 mi26 mi
Conserved land9.5%6.6%
Settled18871920
National Register places11
Community
BottineauPickering Township
Library hours a week49 hrs—
Colleges in town1—
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.

BottineauPickering Township
People
Population 2,205Highest 80Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8% ND: +15.8% —
Median age 35.5±1.2Lowest about the ND average 59.5±7.9Highest 66% above ND
Kids under 18 22.8%±4.2Highest ND: 23.5% 12.5%±39.2Lowest ND: 23.5%
Bottineau and Pickering Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±3.8Lowest ND: 16.5% 30%±41.3Highest ND: 16.5%
Pickering Township and Bottineau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26%Highest ND: 32.7% 20%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.2%±2.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±17.7Lowest ND: 7.6%
Bottineau and Pickering Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,905±$8k 14% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,000±$11kLowest 34% below ND $428,900±$412kHighest 72% above ND
Pickering Township and Bottineau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $840±$125 12% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,656 33% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.9%±6.6 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 12%Lowest ND: 10.8% 33.8%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 1987Highest 5 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 8% below ND —
Work from home 6.3%±3.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±37Lowest ND: 8.1%
Bottineau and Pickering Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 41.8%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 1.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (9%)Bottineau (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Pickering Township22% work in Bottineau
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.5%Highest 6.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 25.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district BOTTINEAU 1—
High school in town Bottineau Junior-Senior High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.7 —
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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