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Eddy Township vs Freeborn Township

Next-door neighbors in Eddy County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Freeborn Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+32.5 pts in Eddy Township).

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Eddy Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 42 people
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Freeborn Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 88 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.

Eddy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.4% conserved land20 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Eddy Township →
Freeborn TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.5% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Freeborn 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.

Homeowners+33.3 pts renters
Freeborn Township has more renters
Eddy Township 100%Freeborn Township 66.7%
Bachelor’s degree++32.5 pts
More adults in Eddy Township have a degree
Eddy Township 43.8%Freeborn Township 11.3%
Typical home built42 yrs
Eddy Township’s homes are older
Freeborn Township 1980Eddy Township 1938
Street grid+50%
Freeborn Township has the more walkable street grid
Freeborn Township 0.6Eddy Township 0.4
Size2.1×
Freeborn Township is the bigger place
Freeborn Township 88Eddy Township 42
★ What stands out · Where they are

Eddy Township and Freeborn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eddy TownshipFreeborn TownshipEddy TownshipFreeborn Township
Eddy Township ↔ Freeborn Township3.3 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
Eddy TownshipFreeborn Township
Snow a year60″60″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
Eddy TownshipFreeborn Township
Trails20 mi23 mi
Conserved land27.4%19.5%
Community
Eddy TownshipFreeborn 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.

Eddy TownshipFreeborn Township
People
Population 42Lowest 88Highest
Median age 55±20.3Highest 53% above ND 50±19.3Lowest 39% above ND
Eddy Township and Freeborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.8%±62.2Highest ND: 23.5% 20.5%±32Lowest ND: 23.5%
Eddy Township and Freeborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.5%±79.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 10.2%±37.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Freeborn Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 11.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±16.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $83,393±$73k 9% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375 44% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 14.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 4.5%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 66.7%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1980Highest 2 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 min 130% above ND —
Work from home 0%±38.5Lowest ND: 8.1% 11.5%±14.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Freeborn Township and Eddy Township 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 23.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Rockford (38%)New Rockford (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Freeborn TownshipFew work in Eddy Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.4%Highest 19.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.3 miLowest 22.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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