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Harmony Township vs Rush River Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Harmony Township) and typical home built (60 yrs in Rush River Township).

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Harmony Township, NDA small town of 61Cass County · 61 people
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Rush River Township, NDA small town of 50Cass County · 50 people
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.

Harmony TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsHarmony Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmony Township →
Rush River TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsRush River Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rush River 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 · Where they are

Harmony Township and Rush River Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harmony TownshipRush River TownshipHarmony TownshipRush River Township
Harmony Township ↔ Rush River Township5.9 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
Harmony TownshipRush River Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th50th
Outdoors & history
Harmony TownshipRush River Township
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Harmony TownshipRush River 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.

Harmony TownshipRush River Township
People
Population 61Highest 50Lowest
Median age 34±41.5Lowest 5% below ND 57.5±40.9Highest 60% above ND
Rush River Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.4%±39.5Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±56.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Harmony Township and Rush River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±49.8Lowest ND: 16.5% 38%±85Highest ND: 16.5%
Rush River Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 42%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±28.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $188,125±$49k 145% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $434,400±$27k 74% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,385 3% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 38%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 16 yrs newer than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 8.8%±15.6Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±32.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Harmony Township and Rush River 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 14.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.68Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (55%)Fargo (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rush River TownshipFew work in Harmony Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 35.8 miHighest 24.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
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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