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Ervin Township vs Bingham Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Ervin Township) and property tax bill (+79% in Bingham Township).

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Ervin Township, NDA small town of 165Traill County · 165 people
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Bingham Township, NDA small town of 44Traill County · 44 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.

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.
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Bingham TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsBingham Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bingham 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 worker3.8×
Ervin Township is more of a job hub
Ervin Township 0.60Bingham Township 0.16
Property tax bill+79%
Tax bills are bigger in Bingham Township
Bingham Township $3,429Ervin Township $1,911
Homeowners+24 pts renters
Bingham Township has more renters
Ervin Township 83.3%Bingham Township 59.3%
Bachelor’s degree++23.3 pts
More adults in Ervin Township have a degree
Ervin Township 33.3%Bingham Township 10%
Size3.8×
Ervin Township is the bigger place
Ervin Township 165Bingham Township 44
Trails+80%
Bingham Township has more miles of trail
Bingham Township 15.1 miErvin Township 8.4 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ervin Township and Bingham Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ervin TownshipBingham TownshipErvin TownshipBingham Township
Ervin Township ↔ Bingham Township6.0 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
Ervin TownshipBingham Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Ervin TownshipBingham Township
Trails8 mi15 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Ervin TownshipBingham 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.

Ervin TownshipBingham Township
People
Population 165Highest 44Lowest
Median age 41.4±11.6Lowest 15% above ND 68.6±28.8Highest 91% above ND
Bingham Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.5%±11.8Highest ND: 23.5% 9.1%±61Lowest ND: 23.5%
Ervin Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±17.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 56.8%±54Highest ND: 16.5%
Bingham Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 10%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,750±$73kHighest 22% above ND $44,464±$28kLowest 42% below ND
Ervin Township and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $345,900±$31k 38% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,911Lowest 23% below ND $3,429Highest 39% above ND
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 29.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 59.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 6 yrs older than ND 1985Highest 3 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 min 68% above ND —
Work from home 8.9%±9.5Highest ND: 8.1% 6.3%±11.4Lowest ND: 8.1%
Ervin Township and Bingham 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 26.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (32%)Grand Forks (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bingham TownshipFew work in Ervin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.4 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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