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Fairmount vs Gackle

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+17.9 pts in Gackle) and seasonal homes (+31.7 pts in Gackle).

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Fairmount, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 292 people

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Gackle, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 284 people

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.

FairmountKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 9%of ND districts Housing$148K typical home50% below the ND typical home All about Fairmount →

GackleKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 14%of ND districts All about Gackle →

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.

Work from home+17.9 pts

More people work from home in Gackle

Gackle 18.7%Fairmount 0.8%

Seasonal homes+31.7 pts

Gackle has more second homes

Gackle 32.3%Fairmount 0.6%

Street grid2.2×

Fairmount has the more walkable street grid

Fairmount 124Gackle 56.8

Average commute7 min

Fairmount has the shorter commute

Gackle 23 minFairmount 16 min

Jobs per worker+66%

Gackle is more of a job hub

Gackle 0.98Fairmount 0.59

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Fairmount

Fairmount $1,262Gackle $1,091

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Fairmount

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%

Fairmount$940/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $525/mo · Housing →

Gackle$540/mo

Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $519/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Fairmount and Gackle.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

DFairmountBetter than 9% of districts in the state DGackleBetter than 14% of districts in the state

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

FairmountGackle

Snow a year49″49″

January low1°F 1°F

July high82°F 80°F

Growing season (days)152d 139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 51st

Outdoors & history

FairmountGackle

Settled1884 1904

Community

FairmountGackle

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.

Where they are

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FairmountND GackleND

Fairmount ↔ Gackle127 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

FairmountGackle

People

Population 292Highest 284Lowest

Median age 45.4±7.6Lowest 26% above ND 48.5±16.7Highest 35% above ND

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±7.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 25.4%±6.4Highest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 26.4%±8.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 35.6%±5.3Highest ND: 16.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 19.4%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±5.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0.7%±3.7Lowest ND: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,375±$19kHighest 23% below ND $56,042±$23kLowest 27% below ND

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,800±$34kHighest 62% below ND $85,600±$37kLowest 66% below ND

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $525±$263Highest 45% below ND $519±$31Lowest 46% below ND

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,262Highest 49% below ND $1,091Lowest 56% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%

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

Below poverty line 10.3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 21.2%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 82.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 26 yrs older than ND 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 9% below ND 23 minHighest 31% above ND

Work from home 0.8%±2.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 18.7%±12.5Highest ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 10.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Lowest 0.98Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wahpeton (22%)Napoleon (37%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GackleFew work in Fairmount

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 124Highest 56.8Lowest

Schools

School district FAIRMOUNT 18GACKLE-STREETER 56

High school in town Fairmount High SchoolGackle-Streeter High School

Students per teacherat that high school 7.4Highest 5.0Lowest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.