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Fingal vs Eureka Township

198 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (45.9× in Fingal) and trails (55.8× in Eureka Township).

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Fingal, NDA small town of 174North Dakota · 174 people
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Eureka Township, NDA small town of 109Ward County · 109 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.

FingalA small town of 174
Quiet strengthsFingal doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Eureka TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsEureka Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eureka 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 grid45.9×
Fingal has the more walkable street grid
Fingal 55.1Eureka Township 1.2
Trails55.8×
Eureka Township has more miles of trail
Eureka Township 27.9 miFingal 0.5 mi
Typical home built39 yrs
Fingal’s homes are older
Eureka Township 1977Fingal 1938
Average commute10 min
Eureka Township has the shorter commute
Fingal 26 minEureka Township 16 min
Jobs per worker2.2×
Eureka Township is more of a job hub
Eureka Township 1.37Fingal 0.63
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
FingalEureka Township
Snow a year47″52″
January low-0°F1°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd18th
Outdoors & history
FingalEureka Township
Trails—28 mi
Conserved land—7.4%
Settled1891—
Community
FingalEureka 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

198 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FingalNDEureka TownshipWard County
Fingal ↔ Eureka Township198 miles apart
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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.

FingalEureka Township
People
Population 174Highest 109Lowest
Median age 37.1±27.4Lowest 3% above ND 39±16.4Highest 9% above ND
Eureka Township and Fingal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 2.9%±13Lowest ND: 23.5% 19.3%±26.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Eureka Township and Fingal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.9%±14.6Lowest ND: 16.5% 7.3%±28Highest ND: 16.5%
Eureka Township and Fingal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 4.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±21.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±13Lowest ND: 7.6%
Fingal and Eureka Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,944±$26k 26% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $56,000±$9k 78% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $881 64% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 6.9%Highest ND: 10.8% 2.8%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 98.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 46% above ND 16 minLowest 9% below ND
Work from home 8.6%±5.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 35.4%±42.8Highest ND: 8.1%
Eureka Township and Fingal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (21%)Minot (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eureka TownshipFew work in Fingal
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.9%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 27.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.1Highest 1.2Lowest
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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