Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Broadlawn Township vs Colgate Township

Next-door neighbors in Steele County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.1× in Colgate Township) and work from home (+75 pts in Broadlawn Township).

B ×
Broadlawn Township, NDA small town of 45Steele County · 45 people
C ×
Colgate Township, NDA small town of 20Steele County · 20 people
Swap order
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.

Broadlawn TownshipA small town of 45
Quiet strengthsBroadlawn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Broadlawn Township →
Colgate TownshipA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsColgate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Colgate 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 worker21.1×
Colgate Township is more of a job hub
Colgate Township 2.32Broadlawn Township 0.11
Work from home+75 pts
More people work from home in Broadlawn Township
Broadlawn Township 100%Colgate Township 25%
Size2.3×
Broadlawn Township is the bigger place
Broadlawn Township 45Colgate Township 20
Conserved land+9.1 pts
Colgate Township has more conserved land
Colgate Township 11%Broadlawn Township 1.9%
Homeowners+8.7 pts renters
Broadlawn Township has more renters
Colgate Township 100%Broadlawn Township 91.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Broadlawn Township and Colgate Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Broadlawn TownshipColgate TownshipBroadlawn TownshipColgate Township
Broadlawn Township ↔ Colgate Township6.3 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
Broadlawn TownshipColgate Township
Snow a year35″35″
January low-6°F-6°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Broadlawn TownshipColgate Township
Trails28 mi21 mi
Conserved land1.9%11%
Community
Broadlawn TownshipColgate 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.

Broadlawn TownshipColgate Township
People
Population 45Highest 20Lowest
Median age 70.8±2.5Lowest 97% above ND 76.4±15.7Highest 113% above ND
Colgate Township and Broadlawn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±62.9 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 84.4%±51.4Highest ND: 16.5% 80%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Broadlawn Township and Colgate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 5%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $175,714±$20k 129% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $184,400±$10k 26% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 20 yrs newer than ND 1993Lowest 11 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest ND: 8.1% 25%±43.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 2.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town East Grand Forks (11%)Finley (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in Colgate TownshipFew work in Broadlawn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 11%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 28.1 miHighest 21.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.7Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Broadlawn Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Broadlawn Township’s Town Square.

Colgate Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Colgate Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Broadlawn Township and Colgate Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Broadlawn Township

+ Compare
Page Township100 people · $538K homes
+ Compare
Galesburg Township137 people · $330K homes
E
+ Compare
Edendale Township24 people

Towns like Broadlawn Township

+ Compare
Tioga Township49 people · $275K homes
N
+ Compare
Nelson Township50 people
S
+ Compare
Spring Coulee Township39 people
E
+ Compare
Elmdale Township62 people · $413K homes

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.

Post to Broadlawn Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in