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Byron vs Linden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against North Dakota.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the most conserved land (11.7% of the town).
Linden has the most walkable street grid (0.5 intersections per sq mi).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Byron | Linden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15 |
15 |
| Median age | 61.6±1.1 72% above ND |
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| Kids under 18 | 0%±100 ND: 23.5% |
0%±100 ND: 23.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20%±100Highest ND: 16.5% |
0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% |
| Byron and Linden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 80% ND: 32.7% |
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| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±94.3 ND: 7.6% |
0%±94.3 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% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 8 yrs older than ND |
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| Getting to work | ||
| Work from home | 0%±100 ND: 8.1% |
0%±66.7 ND: 8.1% |
| Work in townworking residents | 0% |
0% |
| Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line | 32.3 miHighest |
19.3 miLowest |
| Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Top workplaceoutside town | Cando (33%) | Langdon (50%) |
| Between these townsresidents who work in the others | Few work in Linden | Few work in Byron |
| Outdoors | ||
| Conserved landshare of the town | 11.7%Highest |
3.4%Lowest |
| Trailsmapped miles | 35.7 miHighest |
31.0 miLowest |
| Trail densitymiles per sq mi | 0.8 miHighest |
0.7 miLowest |
| Parks & preservesnamed on the map | 0 |
0 |
| Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure | 0.4Lowest |
0.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ND average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.