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%

Ferry Township$1,510/mo

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

Esther Township$1,500/mo

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

Ferry TownshipEsther 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)68th 88th

Outdoors & history

Ferry TownshipEsther Township

Trails31 mi 3 mi

Conserved land2.2%2.3%

Community

Ferry TownshipEsther 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

Ferry TownshipEsther Township

People

Population 237Highest 150Lowest

Median age 49.8±9.9Lowest 28% above U.S. 59.5±22.4Highest 53% 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 25.7%±7.4Highest U.S.: 22% 19.3%±11.1Lowest 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+ 26.2%±9.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% 22%±12.5Lowest 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+ 21.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% 40.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% 2%±7.2Lowest 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 $76,250±$9kLowest 6% below U.S. $96,750±$8kHighest 20% above U.S.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,000±$29kHighest 20% below U.S. $257,500±$22kLowest 23% 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 $1,479Lowest 53% below U.S. $1,778Highest 43% below U.S.

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

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

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 8.3%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% 5.3%±5.1Lowest 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 13.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 30.5 miHighest 3.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

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.

Ferry Township vs Esther Township

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