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Halliday vs Wing

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+77% in Wing) and average commute (17 min in Wing).

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Halliday, NDA small town of 389North Dakota · 389 people
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Wing, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 207 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.

HallidayA small town of 389
Quiet strengthsHalliday doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Halliday →
WingKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 37%of ND districts All about Wing →
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.

Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Wing
Wing $800Halliday $453
Average commute17 min
Wing has the shorter commute
Halliday 41 minWing 24 min
Conserved land+32.9 pts
Wing has more conserved land
Wing 32.9%Halliday 0%
Street grid2×
Halliday has the more walkable street grid
Halliday 74.6Wing 36.5
Typical home built16 yrs
Wing’s homes are older
Halliday 1972Wing 1956
Trails+56%
Halliday has more miles of trail
Halliday 1.4 miWing 0.9 mi
★ 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.

Halliday$650/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $981/mo · Housing →
Wing$610/mo
Typical home $103K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $513/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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.

Schools
–HallidayNot graded C+WingBetter than 37% of districts in the state
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
HallidayWing
Snow a year39″45″
January low4°F3°F
July high83°F85°F
Growing season (days)124d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th79th
Outdoors & history
HallidayWing
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1914—
Archive photos6—
Community
HallidayWing
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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HallidayNDWingND
Halliday ↔ Wing98 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.

HallidayWing
People
Population 389Highest 207Lowest
Median age 30.8±8.8Lowest 14% below ND 34.7±5.2Highest 3% below ND
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±6.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 29.5%±12.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±8.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 16.4%±11.6Highest ND: 16.5%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 9.7%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±2.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±6.8Lowest ND: 7.6%
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,154±$42kLowest 33% below ND $63,750±$56kHighest 17% below ND
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,000±$39kHighest 54% below ND $103,100±$58kLowest 59% below ND
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $981±$80Highest about the ND average $513±$455Lowest 46% below ND
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $453Lowest 82% below ND $800Highest 68% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.8%±42.5Highest ND: 38.9% 42.1%±43.7Lowest ND: 38.9%
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.2%Highest ND: 10.8% 13.5%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 64.7%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 10 yrs older than ND 1956Lowest 26 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 127% above ND 24 minLowest 32% above ND
Work from home 2.9%±3.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 4.2%±2.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 32.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Killdeer (20%)Bismarck (65%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WingFew work in Halliday
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.8 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.6Highest 36.5Lowest
Schools
School district —WING 28
High school in town —Wing High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 3.1
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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