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

335 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FortunaND Watson TownshipCass County

Fortuna ↔ Watson Township335 miles apart

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

FortunaWatson Township

People

Population 41Lowest 42Highest

Median age 39.1±18.2Highest 9% above ND 35.5±24.3Lowest about the ND average

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

Kids under 18 22%±60Lowest ND: 23.5% 33.3%±60Highest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 0%±84.5 ND: 16.5% 0%±82.5 ND: 16.5%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±34.5 ND: 7.6% 0%±33.7 ND: 7.6%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $2,499 97% below ND —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $30,400±$16k 88% below ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 ND: 38.9% —

Below poverty line 65.9%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND —

Getting to work

Work from home 0%±71.4 ND: 8.1% 0%±35.7 ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bagley (13%)Fargo (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Watson TownshipFew work in Fortuna

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 25.5%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 19.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.9Highest 0.8Lowest

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.

Fortuna vs Watson Township

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