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Falconer Township vs Rye Township

Next-door neighbors in Grand Forks County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+25.5 pts in Falconer Township) and average commute (16 min in Falconer Township).

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Falconer Township, NDA small town of 203Grand Forks County · 203 people
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Rye Township, NDA small town of 472Grand Forks County · 472 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.

Falconer TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsFalconer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Falconer Township →
Rye TownshipA small town of 472
Quiet strengthsRye Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rye 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.

Age 65++25.5 pts
Falconer Township has more people 65 and up
Falconer Township 27.6%Rye Township 2.1%
Average commute16 min
Falconer Township has the shorter commute
Rye Township 37 minFalconer Township 21 min
Trails2.7×
Rye Township has more miles of trail
Rye Township 12.7 miFalconer Township 4.7 mi
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Rye Township
Rye Township $2,747Falconer Township $2,063
Bachelor’s degree++16.1 pts
More adults in Falconer Township have a degree
Falconer Township 38.2%Rye Township 22.1%
Typical home built18 yrs
Falconer Township’s homes are older
Rye Township 2004Falconer Township 1986
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Rye 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.

Falconer Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →
Rye Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $353K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Rye Township and Falconer 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

Falconer Township and Rye Township share a border

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

Falconer TownshipRye TownshipFalconer TownshipRye Township
Falconer Township ↔ Rye Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Falconer Township residents work in Rye Township (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Falconer 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
Falconer TownshipRye Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Falconer TownshipRye Township
Trails5 mi13 mi
Conserved land0.2%8.5%
Community
Falconer TownshipRye 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.

Falconer TownshipRye Township
People
Population 203Lowest 472Highest
Median age 58.5±3.1Highest 63% above ND 44.3±19Lowest 23% above ND
Falconer Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.4%±10.7Lowest ND: 23.5% 24.8%±7.2Highest ND: 23.5%
Rye Township and Falconer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.6%±14.9Highest ND: 16.5% 2.1%±7.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 22.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest ND: 7.6% 5.9%±4Highest ND: 7.6%
Rye Township and Falconer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,500±$42kLowest 32% above ND $135,096±$43kHighest 76% above ND
Rye Township and Falconer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $229,300±$21kLowest 8% below ND $352,900±$126kHighest 41% above ND
Rye Township and Falconer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,063Lowest 16% below ND $2,747Highest 11% above ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 98%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 4 yrs newer than ND 2004Highest 22 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% above ND 37 minHighest 108% above ND
Work from home 7%±7.4Highest ND: 8.1% 2.1%±1.6Lowest ND: 8.1%
Falconer Township and Rye 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 6.3 miLowest 8.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 0.94Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (64%)Grand Forks (71%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Rye TownshipFew work in Falconer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.7 miLowest 12.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.4Lowest
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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