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Gackle vs Fairmount

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+17.9 pts in Gackle) and seasonal homes (+31.7 pts in Gackle).

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Gackle, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 284 people

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Fairmount, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 292 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.

GackleKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 14%of ND districts All about Gackle →

FairmountKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 9%of ND districts Housing$148K typical home50% below the ND typical home All about Fairmount →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+17.9 pts

More people work from home in Gackle

Gackle 18.7%Fairmount 0.8%

Seasonal homes+31.7 pts

Gackle has more second homes

Gackle 32.3%Fairmount 0.6%

Street grid2.2×

Fairmount has the more walkable street grid

Fairmount 124Gackle 56.8

Average commute7 min

Fairmount has the shorter commute

Gackle 23 minFairmount 16 min

Jobs per worker+66%

Gackle is more of a job hub

Gackle 0.98Fairmount 0.59

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Fairmount

Fairmount $1,262Gackle $1,091

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Fairmount

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%

Gackle$540/mo

Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $519/mo · Housing →

Fairmount$940/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $525/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Fairmount and Gackle.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

DGackleBetter than 14% of districts in the state DFairmountBetter than 9% of districts in the state

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

GackleFairmount

Snow a year49″49″

January low1°F 1°F

July high80°F 82°F

Growing season (days)139d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 44th

Outdoors & history

GackleFairmount

Settled1904 1884

Community

GackleFairmount

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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GackleND FairmountND

Gackle ↔ Fairmount127 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

GackleFairmount

People

Population 284Lowest 292Highest

Median age 48.5±16.7Highest 35% above ND 45.4±7.6Lowest 26% above ND

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

Kids under 18 25.4%±6.4Highest ND: 23.5% 20.2%±7.8Lowest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 35.6%±5.3Highest ND: 16.5% 26.4%±8.7Lowest ND: 16.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 14.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±3.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 5.1%±5.5Highest ND: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,042±$23kLowest 27% below ND $59,375±$19kHighest 23% below ND

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,600±$37kLowest 66% below ND $93,800±$34kHighest 62% below ND

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $519±$31Lowest 46% below ND $525±$263Highest 45% below ND

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,091Lowest 56% below ND $1,262Highest 49% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 14.3%±100Highest ND: 38.9%

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

Below poverty line 21.2%Highest ND: 10.8% 10.3%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 90.3%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND 1956Highest 26 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 31% above ND 16 minLowest 9% below ND

Work from home 18.7%±12.5Highest ND: 8.1% 0.8%±2.3Lowest ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 3.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.59Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Napoleon (37%)Wahpeton (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairmountFew work in Gackle

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.8Lowest 124Highest

Schools

School district GACKLE-STREETER 56FAIRMOUNT 18

High school in town Gackle-Streeter High SchoolFairmount High School

Students per teacherat that high school 5.0Lowest 7.4Highest

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Gackle

Finn Township

Griffin Township177 people · $158K homes

Towns like Gackle

St. Thomas306 people · $79K homes

Bowbells355 people · $104K homes

Willow City238 people · $65K homes

Turtle Lake500 people · $120K homes

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.