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Brookbank Township vs Cusator Township

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.1× in Cusator Township) and street grid (+50% in Cusator Township).

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Brookbank Township, NDA small town of 171Mountrail County · 171 people
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Cusator Township, NDA small town of 124Stutsman County · 124 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.

Brookbank TownshipA small town of 171
Quiet strengthsBrookbank Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Cusator TownshipA small town of 124
Quiet strengthsCusator Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Trails4.1×
Cusator Township has more miles of trail
Cusator Township 38.2 miBrookbank Township 9.3 mi
Street grid+50%
Cusator Township has the more walkable street grid
Cusator Township 0.3Brookbank Township 0.2
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
Brookbank TownshipCusator Township
Snow a year47″46″
January low-1°F0°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)127d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)16th34th
Outdoors & history
Brookbank TownshipCusator Township
Trails9 mi38 mi
Conserved land7.6%8.2%
Community
Brookbank TownshipCusator 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.

Where they are

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brookbank TownshipMountrail CountyCusator TownshipStutsman County
Brookbank Township ↔ Cusator Township191 miles apart
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.

Brookbank TownshipCusator Township
People
Population 171Highest 124Lowest
Median age 17.6±0.4Highest 51% below ND 13.1±13.1Lowest 64% below ND
Brookbank Township and Cusator Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 58.5%±79.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 64.5%±97.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Cusator Township and Brookbank Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±20.3Lowest ND: 16.5% 13.7%±31.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Cusator Township and Brookbank Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±11.4 ND: 7.6%
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%±13.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 38.6%±42.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Cusator Township and Brookbank 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 22.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kenmare (20%)Montpelier (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cusator TownshipFew work in Brookbank Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Lowest 8.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miLowest 38.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.3Highest
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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