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 A+Kentner TownshipBetter than 96% of districts in the state

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 TownshipKentner Township

Snow a year37″37″

January low2°F 2°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)141d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 32nd

Outdoors & history

Dean TownshipKentner Township

Trails31 mi 16 mi

Conserved land17.2%45%

Community

Dean TownshipKentner Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dean TownshipKentner Township

Dean Township ↔ Kentner Township18 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

Dean TownshipKentner Township

People

Population 137Lowest 139Highest

Median age 35±21.9Highest about the ND average 34.7±16.7Lowest 3% below ND

Dean Township and Kentner 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% 11.5%±31.5Highest ND: 23.5%

Kentner 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%±17.7Highest ND: 16.5% 5.8%±25.1Lowest ND: 16.5%

Dean Township and Kentner 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%Lowest ND: 32.7% 6.5%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±10.2 ND: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $168,472±$55k 120% above ND —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $439,600±$25k 76% above ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $956 61% below ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —

Below poverty line 15.3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 49.6%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 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% 21%±60.5Highest ND: 8.1%

Kentner 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 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town LaMoure (16%)Ellendale (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kentner TownshipFew work in Dean Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.2%Lowest 45%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 30.5 miHighest 16.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest

Schools

School district LAMOURE 8ELLENDALE 40

High school in town None in townNone in town

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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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.

Dean Township vs Kentner Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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What daily life feels like in each

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