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.

Down paymentRate%

Esther Township$1,500/mo

Typical home $258K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

Ferry Township$1,510/mo

Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

Esther TownshipFerry Township

Snow a year48″48″

January low-3°F -3°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)133d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th 68th

Outdoors & history

Esther TownshipFerry Township

Trails3 mi 31 mi

Conserved land2.3%2.2%

Community

Esther TownshipFerry Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

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Only big differences vs U.S. average

Esther TownshipFerry Township

People

Population 150Lowest 237Highest

Median age 59.5±22.4Highest 53% above U.S. 49.8±9.9Lowest 28% above U.S.

Esther Township and Ferry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.3%±11.1Lowest U.S.: 22% 25.7%±7.4Highest U.S.: 22%

Ferry Township and Esther Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% 26.2%±9.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%

Ferry Township and Esther Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% 21.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% 6.3%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4%

Ferry Township and Esther Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,750±$8kHighest 20% above U.S. $76,250±$9kLowest 6% below U.S.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $257,500±$22kLowest 23% below U.S. $265,000±$29kHighest 20% below U.S.

Ferry Township and Esther Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,778Highest 43% below U.S. $1,479Lowest 53% below U.S.

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 50%±100 U.S.: 51.1%

Below poverty line 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% 7.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% 93.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S.

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. 26 minHighest about the U.S. average

Work from home 5.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% 8.3%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%

Ferry Township and Esther 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 13.3 miLowest 13.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.23Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (30%)Grand Forks (45%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ferry TownshipFew work in Esther Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.1 miLowest 30.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9

U.S. 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.

Esther Township vs Ferry Township

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