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Dublin Township vs Oliver Township

Next-door neighbors in Williams County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+64.3 pts in Oliver Township) and street grid (2× in Oliver Township).

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Dublin Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams County · 55 people
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Oliver Township, NDA small town of 26Williams County · 26 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.

Dublin TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.9% conserved land37 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dublin Township →
Oliver TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsOliver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oliver 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.

Bachelor’s degree++64.3 pts
More adults in Oliver Township have a degree
Oliver Township 64.3%Dublin Township 0%
Street grid2×
Oliver Township has the more walkable street grid
Oliver Township 0.2Dublin Township 0.1
Size2.1×
Dublin Township is the bigger place
Dublin Township 55Oliver Township 26
★ What stands out · Where they are

Dublin Township and Oliver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dublin TownshipOliver TownshipDublin TownshipOliver Township
Dublin Township ↔ Oliver Township6.8 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
Dublin TownshipOliver Township
Snow a year48″44″
January low1°F2°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)123d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th4th
Outdoors & history
Dublin TownshipOliver Township
Trails37 mi37 mi
Conserved land14.9%8.8%
Community
Dublin TownshipOliver 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.

Dublin TownshipOliver Township
People
Population 55Highest 26Lowest
Median age — 29.2±36.4 19% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 46.2%±84Highest ND: 23.5%
Oliver Township and Dublin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±63Lowest ND: 16.5% 19.2%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Oliver Township and Dublin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 64.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 15.4%±41.2Highest ND: 7.6%
Oliver Township and Dublin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 100%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 — 1977 5 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 9.00Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Williston (17%)Tioga Township (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oliver TownshipFew work in Dublin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.9%Highest 8.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 37.3 miHighest 36.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 mi 1.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.2Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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