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Douglas vs Dazey

161 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Dazey) and conserved land (+39.5 pts in Dazey).

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Douglas, NDA small town of 94North Dakota · 94 people
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Dazey, NDA small town of 62North Dakota · 62 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.

DouglasA small town of 94
Quiet strengthsDouglas doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Douglas →
DazeyA small town of 62
Quiet strengthsDazey doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dazey →
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 worker4.7×
Dazey is more of a job hub
Dazey 0.14Douglas 0.03
Conserved land+39.5 pts
Dazey has more conserved land
Dazey 39.5%Douglas 0%
Average commute19 min
Douglas has the shorter commute
Dazey 32 minDouglas 13 min
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Dazey
Dazey $825Douglas $671
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
DouglasDazey
Snow a year49″42″
January low0°F-3°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)141d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st44th
Outdoors & history
DouglasDazey
Settled19061883
Archive photos—3
Community
DouglasDazey
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

161 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DouglasNDDazeyND
Douglas ↔ Dazey161 miles apart
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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.

DouglasDazey
People
Population 94Highest 62Lowest
Median age 43.3±20.1Lowest 21% above ND 46.5±20.6Highest 30% above ND
Dazey and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±22.4Highest ND: 23.5% 12.9%±45.9Lowest ND: 23.5%
Douglas and Dazey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.5%±18Highest ND: 16.5% 16.1%±40.2Lowest ND: 16.5%
Douglas and Dazey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 11.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.7%±11.8Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±22.8Lowest ND: 7.6%
Douglas and Dazey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,000±$52kHighest 22% below ND $43,000±$16kLowest 44% below ND
Douglas and Dazey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $55,000±$31k 78% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $671Lowest 73% below ND $825Highest 67% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Dazey and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 4.8%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest ND: 62.9% 78.6%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 minLowest 27% below ND 32 minHighest 79% above ND
Work from home 13.5%±24.7Highest ND: 8.1% 5%±7.1Lowest ND: 8.1%
Douglas and Dazey 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 29.3 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (45%)Valley City (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DazeyFew work in Douglas
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 39.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.5Highest 56.0Lowest
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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