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Gardar Township vs Shepherd Township

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+60.3 pts in Shepherd Township) and street grid (3× in Gardar Township).

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Gardar Township, NDA small town of 35Pembina County · 35 people
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Shepherd Township, NDAn outdoors townWalsh County · 49 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.

Gardar TownshipA small town of 35
Quiet strengthsGardar Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gardar 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Gardar Township$760/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Shepherd Township$690/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Gardar Township and Shepherd Township.

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
Gardar TownshipShepherd Township
Snow a year39″35″
January low-4°F—
July high78°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th23rd
Outdoors & history
Gardar TownshipShepherd Township
Conserved land9.4%69.7%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Gardar TownshipShepherd 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

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gardar TownshipShepherd TownshipGardar TownshipShepherd Township
Gardar Township ↔ Shepherd Township24 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.

Gardar TownshipShepherd Township
People
Population 35Lowest 49Highest
Median age 57.2±24.9Lowest 59% above ND 58.4±17.4Highest 63% above ND
Shepherd Township and Gardar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.3%±72Highest ND: 23.5% 12.2%±55.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Gardar Township and Shepherd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40%±83.9Highest ND: 16.5% 30.6%±54Lowest ND: 16.5%
Gardar Township and Shepherd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 20.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±40.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±28.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $144,375±$53k 88% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$47kLowest 55% below ND $115,600±$30kHighest 54% below ND
Shepherd Township and Gardar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $950 62% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 4.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 12 yrs newer than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 46 min 155% above ND
Work from home 27.8%±28.7Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±40Lowest ND: 8.1%
Gardar Township and Shepherd 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 18.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cavalier (43%)Park River (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shepherd TownshipFew work in Gardar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Lowest 69.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.3Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Gardar Township

Towns like Gardar Township

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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