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Edendale Township vs Leal

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (102.3× in Leal) and trails (33.4× in Edendale Township).

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Edendale Township, NDA small town of 24Steele County · 24 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.

Edendale TownshipA small town of 24
Quiet strengthsEdendale Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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LealA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsLeal doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Street grid102.3×
Leal has the more walkable street grid
Leal 61.4Edendale Township 0.6
Trails33.4×
Edendale Township has more miles of trail
Edendale Township 16.7 miLeal 0.5 mi
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
Edendale TownshipLeal
Snow a year35″46″
January low-6°F0°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)136d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th44th
Outdoors & history
Edendale TownshipLeal
Trails17 mi—
Conserved land4.6%—
Settled—1892
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
Edendale 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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Edendale TownshipSteele CountyLealND
Edendale Township ↔ Leal41 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.

Edendale TownshipLeal
People
Population 24Highest 23Lowest
Median age 34.8±35.3Highest 3% below ND 33.5±42.3Lowest 7% below ND
Edendale Township and Leal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.5%±100Highest ND: 23.5% 26.1%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Edendale Township and Leal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.2%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 34.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Leal and Edendale 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% 5.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±58.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 4.3%±44.2Highest ND: 7.6%
Leal and Edendale Township 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 — 1938 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 27.3%±15.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Edendale Township and Leal 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 17.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Finley (20%)Valley City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LealFew work in Edendale Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 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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