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Glenfield vs View Township 220 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (321× in Glenfield) and typical home built (23 yrs in Glenfield).
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.
View Township A small town of 66
Quiet strengths View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about View 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 · 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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 220 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Glenfield ↔ View Township 220 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
63 Lowest 66 Highest
Median age
69.8 ±22.5 Highest 94% above ND 66.5 ±4.7 Lowest 85% above ND
Kids under 18
4.8% ±36.2 Highest ND: 23.5% 0% ±42.9 Lowest ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
58.7% ±36.6 Lowest ND: 16.5% 60.6% ±47.5 Highest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.2% Highest ND: 32.7% 19.7% Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6% ±16.5 Highest ND: 7.6% 0% ±21.4 Lowest ND: 7.6%
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $442,300 ±$109k 77% above ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.6% ±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line
3.2% Lowest ND: 10.8% 6.1% Highest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.5% Lowest ND: 62.9% 78.7% Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1957 Lowest 25 yrs older than ND 1980 Highest 2 yrs older than ND
Average commuteone way
19 min 7% above ND —
Work from home
0% ±29.4 ND: 8.1% 0% ±33.3 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
26.3 mi Highest 24.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.35 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Carrington (35%) Williston (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in View Township Few work in Glenfield
Conserved landshare of the town
0.6% Lowest 3% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 43.5 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 1.2 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
96.3 Highest 0.3 Lowest
School district
MIDKOTA 7 —
High school in town
Midkota High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.1 —
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Glenfield or View Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Glenfield? → Moving to Glenfield: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Glenfield’s Town Square.
View Township or Glenfield: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in View Township? → Moving to View Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to View Township’s Town Square.
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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