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Freeborn Township vs Eddy Township

Next-door neighbors in Eddy County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+33.3 pts renters in Freeborn Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+32.5 pts in Eddy Township).

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Freeborn Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 88 people
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Eddy Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 42 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Freeborn Township and Eddy Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Freeborn TownshipEddy TownshipFreeborn TownshipEddy Township
Freeborn Township ↔ Eddy Township3.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Freeborn TownshipEddy Township
Snow a year60″60″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)139d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
Freeborn TownshipEddy Township
Conserved land19.5%27.4%
Community
Freeborn TownshipEddy 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.

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.

Freeborn TownshipEddy Township
People
Population 88Highest 42Lowest
Median age 50±19.3Lowest 39% above ND 55±20.3Highest 53% above ND
Eddy Township and Freeborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±32Lowest ND: 23.5% 23.8%±62.2Highest ND: 23.5%
Eddy Township and Freeborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.2%±37.4Highest ND: 16.5% 9.5%±79.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Freeborn Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 43.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±33.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,393±$73k 9% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,375 44% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest ND: 10.8% 14.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 2 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 41 min 130% above ND
Work from home 11.5%±14.4Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±38.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Freeborn Township and Eddy 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 27.8 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Rockford (50%)New Rockford (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eddy TownshipFew work in Freeborn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.5%Lowest 27.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.7 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
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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