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Boyesen Township vs Gem Township

Next-door neighbors in Bowman County. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Boyesen Township).

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Boyesen Township, NDA small town of 51Bowman County · 51 people
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Gem Township, NDA small town of 0Bowman County
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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.

Boyesen TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsBoyesen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Gem TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsGem Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 grid2×
Boyesen Township has the more walkable street grid
Boyesen Township 0.2Gem Township 0.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

Boyesen Township and Gem Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Boyesen TownshipGem TownshipBoyesen TownshipGem Township
Boyesen Township ↔ Gem Township5.2 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
Boyesen TownshipGem Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low7°F7°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)132d132d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th27th
Outdoors & history
Boyesen TownshipGem Township
Trails34 mi35 mi
Conserved land4.8%0.7%
Community
Boyesen TownshipGem 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.

Boyesen TownshipGem Township
People
Population 51Highest 0Lowest
Median age 72.5±0.2 102% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±55.5 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 76.5%±62.9 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 68.6% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 ND: 7.6% —
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $14,267±$922 81% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 56.9% ND: 10.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.4% ND: 62.9% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 9 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±83.3 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Scranton (43%)Bowman (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gem TownshipFew work in Boyesen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.0 miLowest 34.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 mi 1.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Highest 0.1Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Boyesen 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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