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Harlem Township vs Tri Township

305 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (25.7× in Tri Township) and work from home (+84 pts in Harlem Township).

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Harlem Township, NDA small town of 119Sargent County · 119 people
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Tri Township, NDA regional job hubMcKenzie County · 238 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 →
Tri TownshipA regional job hub
Work170 jobsbased in Tri Township, a regional job hub Outdoors27% conserved land93 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Tri 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.

Jobs per worker25.7×
Tri Township is more of a job hub
Tri Township 2.83Harlem Township 0.11
Work from home+84 pts
More people work from home in Harlem Township
Harlem Township 86%Tri Township 2%
Trails4×
Tri Township has more miles of trail
Tri Township 92.7 miHarlem Township 23.1 mi
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Harlem Township
Harlem Township $2,348Tri Township $1,435
Typical home built41 yrs
Harlem Township’s homes are older
Tri Township 2014Harlem Township 1973
Conserved land+19.5 pts
Tri Township has more conserved land
Tri Township 27%Harlem Township 7.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Tri 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 →
Tri Township$2,190/mo
Typical home $394K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Tri Township and Harlem 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.

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 TownshipTri Township
Snow a year47″39″
January low-0°F4°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)136d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd40th
Outdoors & history
Harlem TownshipTri Township
Trails23 mi93 mi
Conserved land7.5%27%
Community
Harlem TownshipTri 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.

Where they are

305 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harlem TownshipSargent CountyTri TownshipMcKenzie County
Harlem Township ↔ Tri Township305 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.

Harlem TownshipTri Township
People
Population 119Lowest 238Highest
Median age 37.7±21.2Lowest 5% above ND 39.6±8.9Highest 10% above ND
Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±26.8Lowest ND: 23.5% 38.2%±29.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.6%±21.4Highest ND: 16.5% 7.6%±11.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Harlem Township and Tri Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 14.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±9Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±5.9Lowest ND: 7.6%
Harlem Township and Tri 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±$10kLowest 23% above ND $99,934±$51kHighest 30% above ND
Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,900±$54kLowest 32% above ND $394,400±$67kHighest 58% above ND
Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,348Highest 5% below ND $1,435Lowest 42% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 92.5%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND 2014Highest 32 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the ND average
Work from home 86%±34.1Highest ND: 8.1% 2%±3.8Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 2.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (53%)Williston (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tri TownshipFew work in Harlem Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 27%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.1 miLowest 92.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
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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Bowen Township52 people · $163K homes
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Sargent Township18 people · $113K homes
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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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