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Dewey Township vs Leal

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (153.5× in Leal) and trails (62.8× in Dewey Township).

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Dewey Township, NDAn outdoors townWalsh County · 22 people
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Leal, NDA small town of 23North Dakota · 23 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.

Dewey TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.2% conserved land31 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dewey Township →
LealA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsLeal doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Leal →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid153.5×
Leal has the more walkable street grid
Leal 61.4Dewey Township 0.4
Trails62.8×
Dewey Township has more miles of trail
Dewey Township 31.4 miLeal 0.5 mi
Work from home+45.5 pts
More people work from home in Dewey Township
Dewey Township 45.5%Leal 0%
Typical home built42 yrs
Leal’s homes are older
Dewey Township 1980Leal 1938
Conserved land+26.2 pts
Dewey Township has more conserved land
Dewey Township 26.2%Leal 0%
Bachelor’s degree++9.5 pts
More adults in Dewey Township have a degree
Dewey Township 15.4%Leal 5.9%
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
Dewey TownshipLeal
Snow a year35″46″
January low—0°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd44th
Outdoors & history
Dewey TownshipLeal
Trails31 mi—
Conserved land26.2%—
Settled—1892
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
Dewey TownshipLeal
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

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dewey TownshipWalsh CountyLealND
Dewey Township ↔ Leal91 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.

Dewey TownshipLeal
People
Population 22Lowest 23Highest
Median age 35.3±4.6Highest about the ND average 33.5±42.3Lowest 7% below ND
Dewey Township and Leal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40.9%±100Highest ND: 23.5% 26.1%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Dewey Township and Leal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 34.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Leal and Dewey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 5.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.6%±47.4Highest ND: 7.6% 4.3%±44.2Lowest ND: 7.6%
Dewey Township and Leal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $70,500±$53k 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 1980Highest 2 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 45.5%Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Grafton (20%)Valley City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LealFew work in Dewey Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 31.4 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 61.4Highest
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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