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Carpenter Township vs Hope

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (96.1× in Hope) and trails (64.5× in Carpenter Township).

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Carpenter Township, NDA small town of 53Steele County · 53 people
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Hope, NDA small town of 339North Dakota · 339 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.

Carpenter TownshipA small town of 53
Quiet strengthsCarpenter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carpenter Township →
HopeA small town of 339
Quiet strengthsHope doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hope →
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.

Street grid96.1×
Hope has the more walkable street grid
Hope 76.9Carpenter Township 0.8
Trails64.5×
Carpenter Township has more miles of trail
Carpenter Township 12.9 miHope 0.2 mi
Size6.4×
Hope is the bigger place
Hope 339Carpenter Township 53
Bachelor’s degree++33.8 pts
More adults in Hope have a degree
Hope 33.8%Carpenter Township 0%
Homeowners+23.5 pts renters
Carpenter Township has more renters
Hope 68.5%Carpenter Township 45%
Average commute7 min
Carpenter Township has the shorter commute
Hope 18 minCarpenter Township 11 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Carpenter Township and Hope share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carpenter TownshipHopeCarpenter TownshipHope
Carpenter Township ↔ Hope3.8 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Carpenter TownshipNot graded B−HopeBetter than 48% of districts in the state
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
Carpenter TownshipHope
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
Carpenter TownshipHope
Trails13 mi—
Conserved land11.3%—
Settled—1881
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—1
Community
Carpenter TownshipHope
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.

Carpenter TownshipHope
People
Population 53Lowest 339Highest
Median age 38.5±8.4Lowest 7% above ND 40.4±11.4Highest 13% above ND
Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.5%±32.5Highest ND: 23.5% 23%±7.7Lowest ND: 23.5%
Carpenter Township and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.5%±63.2Lowest ND: 16.5% 28%±5.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Hope and Carpenter 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% 33.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.2%±3.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,143±$49kLowest 32% below ND $54,125±$12kHighest 29% below ND
Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $97,800±$76k 61% below ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $685±$86 28% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,702 31% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 31.9%±36.2Lowest ND: 38.9%
Carpenter Township and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 10.6%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 45%Lowest ND: 62.9% 68.5%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 12 yrs older than ND 1962Lowest 20 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 38% below ND 18 minHighest about the ND average
Work from home 0%±32.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 7.1%±5.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Finley (27%)Fargo (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in HopeFew work in Carpenter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 76.9Highest
Schools
School district —HOPE-PAGE 85
High school in town —Hope Page High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.3
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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