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Cayuga vs Trier Township

193 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (12.1× in Cayuga) and trails (9.4× in Trier Township).

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Cayuga, NDA small town of 30North Dakota · 30 people
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Trier Township, NDA small town of 36Cavalier County · 36 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 →
Trier TownshipA small town of 36
Quiet strengthsTrier Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Trier Township →
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.

Street grid12.1×
Cayuga has the more walkable street grid
Cayuga 12.1Trier Township 1.0
Trails9.4×
Trier Township has more miles of trail
Trier Township 6.6 miCayuga 0.7 mi
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Trier Township
Trier Township $1,675Cayuga $1,000
Conserved land+15.9 pts
Cayuga has more conserved land
Cayuga 21.8%Trier Township 5.9%
Typical home built14 yrs
Cayuga’s homes are older
Trier Township 1958Cayuga 1944
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
CayugaTrier Township
Snow a year—38″
January low—-6°F
July high—78°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th17th
Outdoors & history
CayugaTrier Township
Trails—7 mi
Conserved land—5.9%
Settled1887—
Community
CayugaTrier 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

193 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CayugaNDTrier TownshipCavalier County
Cayuga ↔ Trier Township193 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.

CayugaTrier Township
People
Population 30Lowest 36Highest
Median age 61.5±2.6Lowest 71% above ND 64.5±18.7Highest 80% above ND
Trier Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.3%±88.4Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±78.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Cayuga and Trier Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±95.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 47.2%±72.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Trier Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 13.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±47.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±39.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$23k 17% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $155,000±$34k 38% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 59% below ND $1,675Highest 32% below ND
Below poverty line 20%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 38 yrs older than ND 1958Highest 24 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 88.2%±74.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Trier 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 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (46%)Langdon (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Trier TownshipFew work in Cayuga
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.8%Highest 5.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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