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Gates Township vs Rock Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Gates Township) and street grid (5× in Gates Township).

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Gates Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 20 people
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Rock Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 43 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.

Gates TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.5% conserved land17 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Gates Township →
Rock TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Rock Township →
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+100 pts
More people work from home in Gates Township
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 0%
Street grid5×
Gates Township has the more walkable street grid
Gates Township 1.0Rock Township 0.2
Bachelor’s degree++62.8 pts
More adults in Gates Township have a degree
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 37.2%
Homeowners+36.4 pts renters
Rock Township has more renters
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 63.6%
Typical home built15 yrs
Gates Township’s homes are older
Rock Township 1953Gates Township 1938
Jobs per worker+58%
Gates Township is more of a job hub
Gates Township 0.19Rock Township 0.12
★ What stands out · Where they are

Gates Township and Rock Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gates TownshipRock TownshipGates TownshipRock Township
Gates Township ↔ Rock Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Gates TownshipRock Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th58th
Outdoors & history
Gates TownshipRock Township
Trails17 mi25 mi
Conserved land29.5%36.6%
Community
Gates TownshipRock 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.

Gates TownshipRock Township
People
Population 20Lowest 43Highest
Median age 59.1±1.4Highest 65% above ND 58±5Lowest 62% above ND
Gates Township and Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±65.8 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 27.9%±75.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Rock Township and Gates Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest ND: 32.7% 37.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $54,750±$45k 29% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $102,500±$48k 59% below ND
Below poverty line 45%Highest ND: 10.8% 27.9%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 63.6%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1953Highest 29 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 100%Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±62.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Rockford (38%)Fort Totten (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rock TownshipFew work in Gates Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.5%Lowest 36.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.2Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Gates Township

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Bush Township63 people · $283K homes
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Grandfield Township60 people
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New Rockford Township38 people · $327K homes

Towns like Gates Township

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Minnie Lake Township18 people · $363K homes
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Mandan Township38 people
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Greene Township28 people

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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