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Harlem Township vs Bowen Township

Next-door neighbors in Sargent County. The biggest differences: home values (2× in Harlem Township) and median age (32.7 yrs in Bowen Township).

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Harlem Township, NDA small town of 119Sargent County · 119 people
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Bowen Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 52 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.

Harlem TownshipA small town of 119
Quiet strengthsHarlem Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harlem Township →
Bowen TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.9% conserved land24 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Bowen 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.

Home values2×
Homes cost more in Harlem Township
Harlem Township $328,900Bowen Township $162,500
Median age32.7 yrs
Bowen Township skews older
Bowen Township 70.4Harlem Township 37.7
Conserved land+22.4 pts
Bowen Township has more conserved land
Bowen Township 29.9%Harlem Township 7.5%
Street grid+67%
Harlem Township has the more walkable street grid
Harlem Township 0.5Bowen Township 0.3
Homeowners+11.5 pts renters
Harlem Township has more renters
Bowen Township 100%Harlem Township 88.5%
Size2.3×
Harlem Township is the bigger place
Harlem Township 119Bowen Township 52
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Harlem Township

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.

Harlem Township$1,920/mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Bowen Township$1,020/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Harlem Township and Bowen Township.

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.

Where they are

Harlem Township and Bowen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harlem TownshipBowen TownshipHarlem TownshipBowen Township
Harlem Township ↔ Bowen Township5.0 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
Harlem TownshipBowen Township
Snow a year47″47″
January low-0°F-0°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Harlem TownshipBowen Township
Trails23 mi24 mi
Conserved land7.5%29.9%
Community
Harlem TownshipBowen 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.

Harlem TownshipBowen Township
People
Population 119Highest 52Lowest
Median age 37.7±21.2Lowest 5% above ND 70.4±2.7Highest 96% above ND
Kids under 18 20.2%±26.8Highest ND: 23.5% 5.8%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.6%±21.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 75%±40.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Bowen Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Highest ND: 32.7% 6.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±9Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±27.2Lowest ND: 7.6%
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,280±$10kHighest 23% above ND $92,500±$64kLowest 21% above ND
Harlem Township and Bowen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,900±$54kHighest 32% above ND $162,500±$51kLowest 35% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,348Highest 5% below ND $2,000Lowest 19% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 15.4%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 9 yrs older than ND 1970Lowest 12 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 86%±34.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±58.8Lowest ND: 8.1%
Harlem Township and Bowen 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 11.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (53%)Gwinner (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bowen TownshipFew work in Harlem Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 29.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.1 miLowest 24.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Harlem Township

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Sargent Township18 people · $113K homes
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Verner Township39 people
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Vivian Township93 people · $213K homes
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Cogswell110 people · $48K homes

Towns like Harlem Township

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Belmont Township160 people
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Dean Township137 people · $440K homes
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Gladstone230 people · $206K homes
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Tri Township238 people · $394K homes

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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