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Delger Township vs Torning Township

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+21.1 pts in Torning Township) and typical home built (22 yrs in Torning Township).

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Delger Township, NDAn outdoors townWells County · 24 people
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Torning Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 30 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.

Delger TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.8% conserved land30 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Delger Township →
Torning TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.9% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Torning 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.

Conserved land+21.1 pts
Torning Township has more conserved land
Torning Township 33.9%Delger Township 12.8%
Typical home built22 yrs
Torning Township’s homes are older
Delger Township 1960Torning Township 1938
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
Delger TownshipTorning Township
Snow a year34″52″
January low1°F1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)139d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th21st
Outdoors & history
Delger TownshipTorning Township
Trails30 mi36 mi
Conserved land12.8%33.9%
Community
Delger TownshipTorning 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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Delger TownshipWells CountyTorning TownshipWard County
Delger Township ↔ Torning Township83 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.

Delger TownshipTorning Township
People
Population 24Lowest 30Highest
Median age 40.7±46.8Highest 13% above ND 39.5±26.9Lowest 10% above ND
Delger Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.7%±94.2Highest ND: 23.5% 13.3%±82.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Delger Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 23.3%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Torning Township and Delger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 25%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±58.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 6.7%±34.6Highest ND: 7.6%
Torning Township and Delger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,583±$5k about the ND average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $525,000±$313k 110% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,000 19% below ND
Below poverty line 8.3%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 1960Highest 22 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±66.7 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Harvey (33%)Minot (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Torning TownshipFew work in Delger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.8%Lowest 33.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 29.6 miLowest 36.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2 0.2
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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