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Dover Township vs Mabel Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Dover Township) and work from home (+51.8 pts in Dover Township).

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Dover Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 56 people
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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 people
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.

Mabel TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsMabel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mabel Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Dover Township and Mabel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dover TownshipMabel TownshipDover TownshipMabel Township
Dover Township ↔ Mabel Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Dover TownshipMabel Township
Snow a year35″35″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Dover TownshipMabel Township
Conserved land22.8%1%
Community
Dover TownshipMabel 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.

Dover TownshipMabel Township
People
Population 56Lowest 71Highest
Median age 67.3±39.5Highest 87% above ND 63.4±12.1Lowest 77% above ND
Dover Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±46.5Highest ND: 23.5% 4.2%±37.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Dover Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55.4%±49.2Highest ND: 16.5% 36.6%±36.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
Dover Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest ND: 32.7% 14.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±19.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,625±$6k 17% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $190,600±$159k 24% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,444Highest 41% below ND $1,156Lowest 53% below ND
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest ND: 10.8% 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 84.4%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 16 yrs older than ND 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 67.9%±5.2Highest ND: 8.1% 16.1%±20Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (27%)Cooperstown (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mabel TownshipFew work in Dover Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.8%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 30.9 miHighest 23.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
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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