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Cayuga vs Ransom Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (24.2× in Cayuga) and trails (22.9× in Ransom Township).

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Cayuga, NDA small town of 30North Dakota · 30 people
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Ransom Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 123 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.

CayugaA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsCayuga doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cayuga →
Ransom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ransom 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.

Street grid24.2×
Cayuga has the more walkable street grid
Cayuga 12.1Ransom Township 0.5
Trails22.9×
Ransom Township has more miles of trail
Ransom Township 16.0 miCayuga 0.7 mi
Median age47.6 yrs
Cayuga skews older
Cayuga 61.5Ransom Township 13.9
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $2,286Cayuga $1,000
Bachelor’s degree++36.9 pts
More adults in Ransom Township have a degree
Ransom Township 54.1%Cayuga 17.2%
Typical home built44 yrs
Cayuga’s homes are older
Ransom Township 1988Cayuga 1944
★ What stands out · Where they are

Cayuga and Ransom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CayugaRansom TownshipCayugaRansom Township
Cayuga ↔ Ransom Township2.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
CayugaRansom Township
Snow a year—45″
January low—0°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
CayugaRansom Township
Trails—16 mi
Conserved land—50.1%
Settled1887—
Community
CayugaRansom 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.

CayugaRansom Township
People
Population 30Lowest 123Highest
Median age 61.5±2.6Highest 71% above ND 13.9±31.9Lowest 61% below ND
Kids under 18 3.3%±88.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 50.4%±8.4Highest ND: 23.5%
Ransom Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±95.4Highest ND: 16.5% 8.9%±23.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
Cayuga and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Lowest ND: 32.7% 54.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±47.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±11.5 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$23kLowest 17% below ND $179,375±$169kHighest 134% above ND
Ransom Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $333,300±$31k 33% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 59% below ND $2,286Highest 7% below ND
Below poverty line 20%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 90.9%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 38 yrs older than ND 1988Highest 6 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 17% below ND
Work from home 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 6%±7.3Highest ND: 8.1%
Ransom Township and Cayuga 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 17.3 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (46%)Gwinner (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ransom TownshipFew work in Cayuga
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.8%Lowest 50.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 16.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.1Highest 0.5Lowest
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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