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Field Township vs Torning Township

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3× in Field Township) and conserved land (+28.7 pts in Field Township).

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Field Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 40 people
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Torning Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 30 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.

Field TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Field Township →
Torning TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.9% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Torning Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid3×
Field Township has the more walkable street grid
Field Township 0.6Torning Township 0.2
Conserved land+28.7 pts
Field Township has more conserved land
Field Township 62.6%Torning Township 33.9%
Trails+55%
Torning Township has more miles of trail
Torning Township 36.0 miField Township 23.2 mi
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
Field TownshipTorning Township
Snow a year43″52″
January low-4°F1°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)138d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd21st
Outdoors & history
Field TownshipTorning Township
Trails23 mi36 mi
Conserved land62.6%33.9%
Community
Field TownshipTorning 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.

Where they are

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Field TownshipNelson CountyTorning TownshipWard County
Field Township ↔ Torning Township159 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.

Field TownshipTorning Township
People
Population 40Highest 30Lowest
Median age 42.3±34.4Highest 18% above ND 39.5±26.9Lowest 10% above ND
Field Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.5%±63.7Highest ND: 23.5% 13.3%±82.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Field Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.5%±74.8Highest ND: 16.5% 23.3%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Field Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest ND: 32.7% 25%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±35.4Lowest ND: 7.6% 6.7%±34.6Highest ND: 7.6%
Torning Township and Field Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,750±$45kHighest 22% above ND $74,583±$5kLowest about the ND average
Field Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,000 19% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Highest 38 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the ND average —
Work from home 22.7%±32.4Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±66.7Lowest ND: 8.1%
Field Township and Torning 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 48.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (22%)Minot (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Torning TownshipFew work in Field Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.6%Highest 33.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 23.2 miLowest 36.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.2Lowest
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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