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Brandon Township vs Hurley Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: size (4× in Hurley Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+15.1 pts in Brandon Township).

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Brandon Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 16 people
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Hurley Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 64 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 →
Hurley TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33% conserved land38 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hurley 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.

Size4×
Hurley Township is the bigger place
Hurley Township 64Brandon Township 16
Bachelor’s degree++15.1 pts
More adults in Brandon Township have a degree
Brandon Township 33.3%Hurley Township 18.2%
Conserved land+12.5 pts
Hurley Township has more conserved land
Hurley Township 33%Brandon Township 20.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Brandon Township and Hurley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brandon TownshipHurley TownshipBrandon TownshipHurley Township
Brandon Township ↔ Hurley Township6.7 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 TownshipHurley Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
Brandon TownshipHurley Township
Trails32 mi38 mi
Conserved land20.5%33%
Community
Brandon TownshipHurley 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 TownshipHurley Township
People
Population 16Lowest 64Highest
Median age 24.8±46.5Lowest 31% below ND 47.5±26.3Highest 32% above ND
Hurley 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%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 31.3%±35.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Hurley Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 15.6%±50.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
Brandon Township and Hurley 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 18.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.5%±63.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±22.1Lowest ND: 7.6%
Brandon Township and Hurley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $101,705±$12k 33% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $225,000±$16k 10% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,233 10% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 2002 20 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 55% below ND
Work from home 0%±76.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 2.3%±8.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Hurley Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.78Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Glenburn (17%)Mohall (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hurley TownshipFew work in Brandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.5%Lowest 33%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.5 miLowest 38.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
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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Hamlet Township40 people

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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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