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Broadview Township vs Willow Lake Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (8.6× in Broadview Township) and jobs per worker (5.9× in Broadview Township).

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Broadview Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 43 people
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Willow Lake Township, NDA small town of 52Steele County · 52 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.

Broadview TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.7% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Broadview Township →
Willow Lake TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsWillow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Willow Lake Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Household income8.6×
Households in Broadview Township earn more
Broadview Township $250,001Willow Lake Township $28,919
Jobs per worker5.9×
Broadview Township is more of a job hub
Broadview Township 0.71Willow Lake Township 0.12
Median age37.9 yrs
Willow Lake Township skews older
Willow Lake Township 89.3Broadview Township 51.4
Typical home built66 yrs
Broadview Township’s homes are older
Willow Lake Township 2015Broadview Township 1949
Bachelor’s degree++20.8 pts
More adults in Willow Lake Township have a degree
Willow Lake Township 78.7%Broadview Township 57.9%
Trails2.1×
Broadview Township has more miles of trail
Broadview Township 26.1 miWillow Lake Township 12.5 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Broadview Township and Willow Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Broadview TownshipWillow Lake TownshipBroadview TownshipWillow Lake Township
Broadview Township ↔ Willow Lake Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Broadview TownshipWillow Lake Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th48th
Outdoors & history
Broadview TownshipWillow Lake Township
Trails26 mi13 mi
Conserved land13.7%7.4%
Community
Broadview TownshipWillow Lake 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.

Broadview TownshipWillow Lake Township
People
Population 43Lowest 52Highest
Median age 51.4±11.8Lowest 43% above ND 89.3±6.7Highest 149% above ND
Kids under 18 11.6%±58Highest ND: 23.5% 9.6%±52.1Lowest ND: 23.5%
Broadview Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±80.6Lowest ND: 16.5% 78.8%±70.3Highest ND: 16.5%
Willow Lake Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 78.7%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 ND: 7.6% 0%±27.2 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 226% above ND $28,919±$360Lowest 62% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 25%Highest ND: 62.9% 11.9%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 33 yrs older than ND 2015Highest 33 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 45%±49.5Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Broadview Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (57%)Finley (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willow Lake TownshipFew work in Broadview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.7%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.1 miHighest 12.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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