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%

Forward Township$1,520/mo

Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Apple Valley$1,390/mo

Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Forward Township and Apple Valley.

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

Forward TownshipApple Valley

Snow a year34″51″

January low1°F 2°F

July high80°F 85°F

Growing season (days)139d 136d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 78th

Outdoors & history

Forward TownshipApple Valley

Trails29 mi 0 mi

Conserved land13.3%0%

Community

Forward TownshipApple Valley

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.

Where they are

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Forward TownshipWells County Apple ValleyND

Forward Township ↔ Apple Valley71 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

Forward TownshipApple Valley

People

Population 217Lowest 279Highest

Median age 14.9±1.1Lowest 58% below ND 21.6±14Highest 40% below ND

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

Kids under 18 68.7%±53.5Highest ND: 23.5% 40.1%±22.4Lowest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 6.9%±15.4Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±12.4Lowest ND: 16.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 39.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.5Lowest ND: 7.6% 8.2%±11.5Highest ND: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $107,500±$67kLowest 40% above ND $111,136±$24kHighest 45% above ND

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$23kLowest 10% below ND $242,400±$23kHighest 3% below ND

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,438 42% 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 1985Highest 3 yrs newer than ND 1976Lowest 6 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 25 min 38% above ND

Work from home 0%±18.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 7.6%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1%

Apple Valley and Forward 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 19.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.19Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fessenden (27%)Bismarck (54%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Apple ValleyFew work in Forward Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 29.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 20.3Highest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Forward Township vs Apple Valley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

71 miles apart

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