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Fredonia vs Field Township

112 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (140.7× in Fredonia) and trails (33.1× in Field Township).

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Fredonia, NDA small town of 46North Dakota · 46 people
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Field Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 40 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.

FredoniaA small town of 46
Quiet strengthsFredonia doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fredonia →
Field TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Field 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 grid140.7×
Fredonia has the more walkable street grid
Fredonia 84.4Field Township 0.6
Trails33.1×
Field Township has more miles of trail
Field Township 23.2 miFredonia 0.7 mi
Conserved land+55.6 pts
Field Township has more conserved land
Field Township 62.6%Fredonia 7%
Jobs per worker4.2×
Fredonia is more of a job hub
Fredonia 0.46Field Township 0.11
Average commute9 min
Field Township has the shorter commute
Fredonia 27 minField Township 18 min
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
FredoniaField Township
Snow a year42″43″
January low1°F-4°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)137d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st52nd
Outdoors & history
FredoniaField Township
Trails—23 mi
Conserved land—62.6%
Settled1905—
Archive photos1—
Community
FredoniaField 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

112 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FredoniaNDField TownshipNelson County
Fredonia ↔ Field Township112 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.

FredoniaField Township
People
Population 46Highest 40Lowest
Median age 39.3±24.6Lowest 9% above ND 42.3±34.4Highest 18% above ND
Field Township and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.4%±44.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 32.5%±63.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Field Township and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.3%±58.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 37.5%±74.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Field Township and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest ND: 32.7% 22.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±35.4 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$18kLowest 13% below ND $93,750±$45kHighest 22% above ND
Field Township and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,100±$20k 77% below ND —
Below poverty line 8.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Highest 30 yrs older than ND 1944Lowest 38 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 51% above ND 18 minLowest about the ND average
Work from home 16.7%±22.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 22.7%±32.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Field Township and Fredonia 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 34.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Napoleon (38%)Grand Forks (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Field TownshipFew work in Fredonia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Lowest 62.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 23.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.5 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.4Highest 0.6Lowest
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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