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Brandon Township vs Hamlet Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.7× in Brandon Township) and conserved land (+37.5 pts in Hamlet Township).

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Brandon Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 16 people
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Hamlet Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 40 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.

Brandon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.5% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Brandon Township →
Hamlet TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors58% conserved land39 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Hamlet 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.

Jobs per worker13.7×
Brandon Township is more of a job hub
Brandon Township 1.78Hamlet Township 0.13
Conserved land+37.5 pts
Hamlet Township has more conserved land
Hamlet Township 58%Brandon Township 20.5%
Bachelor’s degree++19.2 pts
More adults in Hamlet Township have a degree
Hamlet Township 52.5%Brandon Township 33.3%
Size2.5×
Hamlet Township is the bigger place
Hamlet Township 40Brandon Township 16
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brandon Township and Hamlet Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brandon TownshipHamlet TownshipBrandon TownshipHamlet Township
Brandon Township ↔ Hamlet Township5.1 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
Brandon TownshipHamlet Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
Brandon TownshipHamlet Township
Trails32 mi39 mi
Conserved land20.5%58%
Archive photos—9
Community
Brandon TownshipHamlet Township
Library hours a week27 hrs—
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.

Brandon TownshipHamlet Township
People
Population 16Lowest 40Highest
Median age 24.8±46.5Lowest 31% below ND 52.9±21.7Highest 47% above ND
Hamlet Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±70.7 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 18.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±86.6Lowest ND: 16.5%
Brandon Township and Hamlet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 52.5%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.5%±63.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±35.4Lowest ND: 7.6%
Brandon Township and Hamlet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±76.9 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miLowest 61.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.78Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Glenburn (17%)Mohall (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hamlet TownshipFew work in Brandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.5%Lowest 58%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.5 miLowest 39.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Brandon Township

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Mohall634 people · $169K homes
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Hurley Township64 people · $225K homes

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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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