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Broe Township vs Isabel Township

Next-door neighbors in Benson County. The biggest differences: size (15.5× in Broe Township) and homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Broe Township).

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Broe Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 31 people
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Isabel Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 2 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.

Broe TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.9% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Broe Township →
Isabel TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.4% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Isabel 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.

Size15.5×
Broe Township is the bigger place
Broe Township 31Isabel Township 2
Homeowners+33.3 pts renters
Broe Township has more renters
Isabel Township 100%Broe Township 66.7%
Bachelor’s degree++23.8 pts
More adults in Broe Township have a degree
Broe Township 23.8%Isabel Township 0%
Conserved land+11.5 pts
Broe Township has more conserved land
Broe Township 52.9%Isabel Township 41.4%
Trails+71%
Isabel Township has more miles of trail
Isabel Township 25.5 miBroe Township 14.9 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Broe Township and Isabel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Broe TownshipIsabel TownshipBroe TownshipIsabel Township
Broe Township ↔ Isabel Township5.2 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
Broe TownshipIsabel Township
Snow a year43″—
January low-4°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)129d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th39th
Outdoors & history
Broe TownshipIsabel Township
Trails15 mi26 mi
Conserved land52.9%41.4%
Community
Broe TownshipIsabel 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.

Broe TownshipIsabel Township
People
Population 31Highest 2Lowest
Median age 30.9±62.4 14% below ND —
Kids under 18 0%±91.2 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 35.5%±86.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Isabel Township and Broe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±45.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,700±$81k 65% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965 17 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 4%±7.5 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Leeds (18%)Leeds (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Isabel TownshipFew work in Broe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.9%Highest 41.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.9 miLowest 25.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
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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