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Casey Township vs Sterling Township

129 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+28.6 pts in Casey Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Casey Township).

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Casey Township, NDAn outdoors townRansom County · 157 people
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Sterling Township, NDAn outdoors townBurleigh County · 151 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.

Casey TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.1% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Casey Township →
Sterling TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.7% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sterling 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.

Work from home+28.6 pts
More people work from home in Casey Township
Casey Township 28.6%Sterling Township 0%
Jobs per worker2.7×
Casey Township is more of a job hub
Casey Township 0.19Sterling Township 0.07
Typical home built32 yrs
Sterling Township’s homes are older
Casey Township 1998Sterling Township 1966
Conserved land+11.4 pts
Casey Township has more conserved land
Casey Township 38.1%Sterling Township 26.7%
Street grid+50%
Casey Township has the more walkable street grid
Casey Township 0.6Sterling Township 0.4
Homeowners+9.1 pts renters
Sterling Township has more renters
Casey Township 89.1%Sterling Township 80%
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
Casey TownshipSterling Township
Snow a year47″45″
January low-0°F2°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st78th
Outdoors & history
Casey TownshipSterling Township
Trails25 mi32 mi
Conserved land38.1%26.7%
Archive photos—4
Community
Casey TownshipSterling 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

129 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Casey TownshipRansom CountySterling TownshipBurleigh County
Casey Township ↔ Sterling Township129 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.

Casey TownshipSterling Township
People
Population 157Highest 151Lowest
Median age 51.2±22.6Highest 43% above ND 47.5±20.7Lowest 32% above ND
Casey Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.1%±14.5Lowest ND: 23.5% 31.8%±9Highest ND: 23.5%
Sterling Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.3%±13.8Highest ND: 16.5% 14.6%±16Lowest ND: 16.5%
Casey Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 17.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9Lowest ND: 7.6% 1.3%±7.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Sterling Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,297±$42k 36% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $472,700±$237k 89% above ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $758±$691 21% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 54.5%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 51%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Highest ND: 62.9% 80%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 16 yrs newer than ND 1966Lowest 16 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 36% above ND
Work from home 28.6%±11Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±16.4Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 mi 24.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (15%)Bismarck (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sterling TownshipFew work in Casey Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 38.1%Highest 26.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.8 miLowest 31.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district —STERLING 35
High school in town —None in town
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Tuller Township88 people
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Big Bend Township265 people · $341K homes
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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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