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Clement Township vs Mabel Township

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13× in Clement Township) and property tax bill (+76% in Clement Township).

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Clement Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 95 people
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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 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.

Clement TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.7% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Clement Township →
Mabel TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsMabel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mabel 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.

Jobs per worker13×
Clement Township is more of a job hub
Clement Township 0.52Mabel Township 0.04
Property tax bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Clement Township
Clement Township $2,033Mabel Township $1,156
Conserved land+27.7 pts
Clement Township has more conserved land
Clement Township 28.7%Mabel Township 1%
Street grid+80%
Mabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Mabel Township 0.9Clement Township 0.5
Trails+58%
Mabel Township has more miles of trail
Mabel Township 23.9 miClement Township 15.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Clement Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Clement Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Mabel Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Clement Township and Mabel Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Clement TownshipMabel Township
Snow a year37″35″
January low2°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)141d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd76th
Outdoors & history
Clement TownshipMabel Township
Trails15 mi24 mi
Conserved land28.7%1%
Community
Clement TownshipMabel 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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clement TownshipDickey CountyMabel TownshipGriggs County
Clement Township ↔ Mabel Township84 miles apart
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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.

Clement TownshipMabel Township
People
Population 95Highest 71Lowest
Median age 59.4±11.4Lowest 65% above ND 63.4±12.1Highest 77% above ND
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.5%±28Highest ND: 23.5% 4.2%±37.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.2%±32.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 36.6%±36.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 14.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±12.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±19.9Lowest ND: 7.6%
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $163,125±$149k 113% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,300±$233kHighest 23% above ND $190,600±$159kLowest 24% below ND
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,033Highest 18% below ND $1,156Lowest 53% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest ND: 10.8% 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 84.4%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 33 yrs older than ND 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 min 53% below ND —
Work from home 0%±15.2Lowest ND: 8.1% 16.1%±20Highest ND: 8.1%
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ellendale (19%)Cooperstown (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mabel TownshipFew work in Clement Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.7%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miLowest 23.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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