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Dean Township vs Badger Township

Next-door neighbors in LaMoure County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Dean Township).

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Dean Township, NDKnown for its schoolsLaMoure County · 137 people
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Badger Township, NDAn outdoors townLaMoure County · 94 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.

Dean TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 91%of ND districts Outdoors17.2% conserved land31 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Dean Township →
Badger TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.7% conserved land33 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Badger 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 worker5.7×
Dean Township is more of a job hub
Dean Township 0.40Badger Township 0.07
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Dean 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.

Dean Township$2,380/mo
Typical home $440K (Census) · tax rate 0.22% · Housing →
Badger Township$2,090/mo
Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Dean Township and Badger 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.

Where they are

Dean Township and Badger Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dean TownshipBadger TownshipDean TownshipBadger Township
Dean Township ↔ Badger Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
ADean TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state –Badger TownshipNot graded
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
Dean TownshipBadger Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd30th
Outdoors & history
Dean TownshipBadger Township
Trails31 mi33 mi
Conserved land17.2%15.7%
Community
Dean TownshipBadger 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.

Dean TownshipBadger Township
People
Population 137Highest 94Lowest
Median age 35±21.9Lowest about the ND average 59.9±15.8Highest 67% above ND
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.8%±16.3Lowest ND: 23.5% 12.8%±27.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±17.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 39.4%±21Highest ND: 16.5%
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±15 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $168,472±$55kHighest 120% above ND $116,250±$65kLowest 52% above ND
Dean Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $439,600±$25kHighest 76% above ND $310,000±$254kLowest 24% above ND
Dean Township and Badger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $956 61% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 88.9%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND 1938 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 min 30% below ND —
Work from home 16.3%±51.2Lowest ND: 8.1% 50%±33.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Badger Township and Dean Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town LaMoure (16%)West Fargo (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Badger TownshipFew work in Dean Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.2%Highest 15.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 30.5 miLowest 32.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 mi 0.9 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest
Schools
School district LAMOURE 8—
High school in town None in town—
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Dean Township

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LaMoure658 people · $152K 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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