Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.2× in Sergius Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+61.1 pts in Brander Township).
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
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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.
Brander TownshipSergius Township
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People
Population36Highest30Lowest
Median age45.6±26.5Highest 27% above ND20.7±24.9Lowest 42% below ND
Brander Township and Sergius Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±78.6Lowest ND: 23.5%36.7%±64.3Highest ND: 23.5%
Sergius Township and Brander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+19.4%±78.1Highest ND: 16.5%10%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Brander Township and Sergius Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
