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Cuba Township vs Wheatfield Township

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.2× in Wheatfield Township) and property tax bill (+34% in Wheatfield Township).

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Cuba Township, NDA small town of 50Barnes County · 50 people
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Wheatfield Township, NDA small town of 47Grand Forks County · 47 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.

Cuba TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsCuba Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cuba Township →
Wheatfield TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsWheatfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wheatfield 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.

Trails2.2×
Wheatfield Township has more miles of trail
Wheatfield Township 28.2 miCuba Township 12.6 mi
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Wheatfield Township
Wheatfield Township $2,281Cuba Township $1,700
Typical home built25 yrs
Cuba Township’s homes are older
Wheatfield Township 1975Cuba Township 1950
Conserved land+12.2 pts
Cuba Township has more conserved land
Cuba Township 12.2%Wheatfield Township 0%
Street grid+50%
Cuba Township has the more walkable street grid
Cuba Township 0.6Wheatfield Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Cuba Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Wheatfield Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Cuba Township and Wheatfield 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
Cuba TownshipWheatfield Township
Snow a year—48″
January low—-3°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd68th
Outdoors & history
Cuba TownshipWheatfield Township
Trails13 mi28 mi
Conserved land12.2%0%
Community
Cuba TownshipWheatfield Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cuba TownshipBarnes CountyWheatfield TownshipGrand Forks County
Cuba Township ↔ Wheatfield Township85 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.

Cuba TownshipWheatfield Township
People
Population 50Highest 47Lowest
Median age 54±17.4Lowest 50% above ND 55.9±11.6Highest 56% above ND
Wheatfield Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±56.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 2.1%±56.4Highest ND: 23.5%
Wheatfield Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22%±61.3Highest ND: 16.5% 19.1%±69Lowest ND: 16.5%
Cuba Township and Wheatfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32%Lowest ND: 32.7% 32.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±30.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,929±$13kLowest 29% above ND $136,458±$31kHighest 78% above ND
Wheatfield Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,400±$28kHighest 6% above ND $231,300±$104kLowest 7% below ND
Cuba Township and Wheatfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,700Lowest 31% below ND $2,281Highest 8% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND 1975Highest 7 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 6% above ND —
Work from home 14.6%±20.1Lowest ND: 8.1% 42.9%±17Highest ND: 8.1%
Wheatfield Township and Cuba Township 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 47.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (30%)Grand Forks (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheatfield TownshipFew work in Cuba Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miLowest 28.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Cuba Township

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Norma Township17 people · $325K homes
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Alta Township103 people · $235K 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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