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Bowen Township vs Harlem Township

Next-door neighbors in Sargent County. The biggest differences: home values (2× in Harlem Township) and median age (32.7 yrs in Bowen Township).

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Bowen Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 52 people
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Harlem Township, NDA small town of 119Sargent County · 119 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.

Bowen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.9% conserved land24 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Bowen Township →
Harlem TownshipA small town of 119
Quiet strengthsHarlem Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harlem 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.

Home values2×
Homes cost more in Harlem Township
Harlem Township $328,900Bowen Township $162,500
Median age32.7 yrs
Bowen Township skews older
Bowen Township 70.4Harlem Township 37.7
Conserved land+22.4 pts
Bowen Township has more conserved land
Bowen Township 29.9%Harlem Township 7.5%
Street grid+67%
Harlem Township has the more walkable street grid
Harlem Township 0.5Bowen Township 0.3
Homeowners+11.5 pts renters
Harlem Township has more renters
Bowen Township 100%Harlem Township 88.5%
Size2.3×
Harlem Township is the bigger place
Harlem Township 119Bowen Township 52
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Harlem 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.

Bowen Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →
Harlem Township$1,920/mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Harlem Township and Bowen 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

Bowen Township and Harlem Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bowen TownshipHarlem TownshipBowen TownshipHarlem Township
Bowen Township ↔ Harlem Township5.0 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
Bowen TownshipHarlem Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low-0°F-0°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Bowen TownshipHarlem Township
Trails24 mi23 mi
Conserved land29.9%7.5%
Community
Bowen TownshipHarlem 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.

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.

Bowen TownshipHarlem Township
People
Population 52Lowest 119Highest
Median age 70.4±2.7Highest 96% above ND 37.7±21.2Lowest 5% above ND
Kids under 18 5.8%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 20.2%±26.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 75%±40.5Highest ND: 16.5% 33.6%±21.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bowen Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 2.5%±9Highest ND: 7.6%
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,500±$64kLowest 21% above ND $94,280±$10kHighest 23% above ND
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$51kLowest 35% below ND $328,900±$54kHighest 32% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Lowest 19% below ND $2,348Highest 5% below ND
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 88.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 12 yrs older than ND 1973Highest 9 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±58.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 86%±34.1Highest ND: 8.1%
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (34%)Gwinner (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harlem TownshipFew work in Bowen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.9%Highest 7.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.0 miHighest 23.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bowen Township

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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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