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Eldorado Township vs Ervin Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.9× in Eldorado Township) and home values (+53% in Ervin Township).

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Eldorado Township, NDA small town of 105Traill County · 105 people
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Ervin Township, NDA small town of 165Traill County · 165 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.

Eldorado TownshipA small town of 105
Quiet strengthsEldorado Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eldorado Township →
Ervin TownshipA small town of 165
Quiet strengthsErvin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ervin 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.

Jobs per worker12.9×
Eldorado Township is more of a job hub
Eldorado Township 7.73Ervin Township 0.60
Home values+53%
Homes cost more in Ervin Township
Ervin Township $345,900Eldorado Township $226,200
Bachelor’s degree++22.6 pts
More adults in Ervin Township have a degree
Ervin Township 33.3%Eldorado Township 10.7%
Average commute8 min
Eldorado Township has the shorter commute
Ervin Township 30 minEldorado Township 22 min
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Eldorado Township
Eldorado Township $2,333Ervin Township $1,911
Typical home built13 yrs
Eldorado Township’s homes are older
Ervin Township 1976Eldorado Township 1963
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Ervin Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Eldorado Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $226K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →
Ervin Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Ervin Township and Eldorado Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Eldorado Township and Ervin Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Eldorado TownshipErvin TownshipEldorado TownshipErvin Township
Eldorado Township ↔ Ervin Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Ervin Township residents work in Eldorado Township (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ervin Township →
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
Eldorado TownshipErvin Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th32nd
Outdoors & history
Eldorado TownshipErvin Township
Trails10 mi8 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Eldorado TownshipErvin 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.

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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.

Eldorado TownshipErvin Township
People
Population 105Lowest 165Highest
Median age 47.6±20.9Highest 33% above ND 41.4±11.6Lowest 15% above ND
Eldorado Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±28Lowest ND: 23.5% 25.5%±11.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Ervin Township and Eldorado Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±29.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 20%±17.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Ervin Township and Eldorado Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.7%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.5 ND: 7.6% 0%±8.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $180,313±$95kHighest 135% above ND $93,750±$73kLowest 22% above ND
Eldorado Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $226,200±$20kLowest 9% below ND $345,900±$31kHighest 38% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 5% below ND $1,911Lowest 23% below ND
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest ND: 10.8% 6.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest ND: 62.9% 83.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 19 yrs older than ND 1976Highest 6 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 22% above ND 30 minHighest 68% above ND
Work from home 0%±16.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 8.9%±9.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Ervin Township and Eldorado Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 7.73Highest 0.60Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mayville (19%)Grand Forks (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ervin Township3% work in Eldorado Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest
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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