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Greenfield Township vs Broadview Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: household income (5.3× in Broadview Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+50.1 pts in Broadview Township).

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Greenfield Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 80 people
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Broadview Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs 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.

Greenfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.9% conserved land29 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Greenfield Township →
Broadview TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.7% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Broadview 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.

Household income5.3×
Households in Broadview Township earn more
Broadview Township $250,001Greenfield Township $47,143
Bachelor’s degree++50.1 pts
More adults in Broadview Township have a degree
Broadview Township 57.9%Greenfield Township 7.8%
Homeowners+27.5 pts renters
Broadview Township has more renters
Greenfield Township 52.5%Broadview Township 25%
Street grid2×
Greenfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Greenfield Township 0.6Broadview Township 0.3
Jobs per worker+72%
Greenfield Township is more of a job hub
Greenfield Township 1.22Broadview Township 0.71
★ What stands out · Where they are

Greenfield Township and Broadview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenfield TownshipBroadview TownshipGreenfield TownshipBroadview Township
Greenfield Township ↔ Broadview Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Greenfield TownshipBroadview Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Greenfield TownshipBroadview Township
Trails29 mi26 mi
Conserved land20.9%13.7%
Community
Greenfield TownshipBroadview 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.

Greenfield TownshipBroadview Township
People
Population 80Highest 43Lowest
Median age 39.7±26.8Lowest 11% above ND 51.4±11.8Highest 43% above ND
Broadview Township and Greenfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±35.9Highest ND: 23.5% 11.6%±58Lowest ND: 23.5%
Greenfield Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.3%±40.6Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±80.6Lowest ND: 16.5%
Greenfield Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Lowest ND: 32.7% 57.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,143±$29kLowest 39% below ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $511 79% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 11.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.5%Highest ND: 62.9% 25%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1944Lowest 38 yrs older than ND 1949Highest 33 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 5.9%±8.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 45%±49.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Broadview Township and Greenfield 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 38.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.22Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (25%)Cooperstown (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Broadview TownshipFew work in Greenfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.9%Highest 13.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 29.2 miHighest 26.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.3Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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