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Haynes vs Harding Township 239 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (274× in Haynes) and trails (140× in Harding Township).
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.
Haynes A small town of 23
Quiet strengths Haynes doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Harding Township A small town of 17
Quiet strengths Harding Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harding 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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 239 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Haynes ↔ Harding Township 239 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
23 Highest 17 Lowest
Median age
60.1 ±14.2 Lowest 67% above ND 61.1 ±0.3 Highest 70% above ND
Kids under 18
0% ±100 ND: 23.5% 0% ±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
30.4% ±100 Highest ND: 16.5% 5.9% ±100 Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.1% Lowest ND: 32.7% 47.1% Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±61.5 ND: 7.6% 0% ±83.2 ND: 7.6%
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$285,000 ±$91k 14% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500 about the ND average —
Below poverty line
34.8% Highest ND: 10.8% 0% Lowest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984 2 yrs newer than ND —
Work from home
0% ±90.9 ND: 8.1% 0% ±62.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
64.3 mi Highest 22.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.15 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Dickinson (33%) Devils Lake (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Harding Township Few work in Haynes
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 5.7% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Lowest 28.0 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
2.0 mi Highest 0.8 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
82.2 Highest 0.3 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Haynes or Harding Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Haynes? → Moving to Haynes: what should I know? →
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Harding Township or Haynes: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Harding Township? → Moving to Harding Township: what should I know? →
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Towns like Haynes 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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