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%

Gilby$680/mo

Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

Neche$590/mo

Typical home $93K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Gilby and Neche.

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

GilbyNeche

Snow a year48″39″

January low-3°F -4°F

July high81°F 78°F

Growing season (days)133d 139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 37th

Outdoors & history

GilbyNeche

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled1887 1882

Archive photos1 1

Famous people born here1 —

Community

GilbyNeche

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

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GilbyND NecheND

Gilby ↔ Neche62 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

GilbyNeche

People

Population 322Lowest 398Highest

Median age 35.6±9.5Lowest about the ND average 36.3±8.1Highest about the ND average

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

Kids under 18 27.6%±7.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 30.9%±3.1Highest ND: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 6.2%±6.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 15.6%±5.2Highest ND: 16.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 16.7%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2Highest ND: 7.6% 1.5%±2.9Lowest ND: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $92,188±$17kHighest 20% above ND $82,500±$26kLowest 8% above ND

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,400±$65kHighest 56% below ND $92,500±$11kLowest 63% below ND

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,259Highest 49% below ND $1,230Lowest 50% below ND

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

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

Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 10.1%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 93.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND 1965Highest 17 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 62% above ND 16 minLowest 10% below ND

Work from home 13.2%±4.8Highest ND: 8.1% 10.9%±9.2Lowest ND: 8.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 12.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.71Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (46%)Pembina (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NecheFew work in Gilby

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 124Highest 101Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Gilby vs Neche

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

62 miles apart

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