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Hazel Township vs Palmer Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (49.3 yrs in Hazel Township) and size (11.8× in Palmer Township).

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Hazel Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams County · 12 people
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Palmer Township, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 142 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.

Hazel TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.8% conserved land21 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hazel Township →
Palmer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.2% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Palmer 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.

Median age49.3 yrs
Hazel Township skews older
Hazel Township 72.3Palmer Township 23
Size11.8×
Palmer Township is the bigger place
Palmer Township 142Hazel Township 12
Conserved land+28.4 pts
Palmer Township has more conserved land
Palmer Township 69.2%Hazel Township 40.8%
Bachelor’s degree++13.6 pts
More adults in Palmer Township have a degree
Palmer Township 88.6%Hazel Township 75%
Trails+53%
Palmer Township has more miles of trail
Palmer Township 31.6 miHazel Township 20.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hazel Township and Palmer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hazel TownshipPalmer TownshipHazel TownshipPalmer Township
Hazel Township ↔ Palmer Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Hazel TownshipPalmer Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th0th
Outdoors & history
Hazel TownshipPalmer Township
Trails21 mi32 mi
Conserved land40.8%69.2%
Community
Hazel TownshipPalmer 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.

Hazel TownshipPalmer Township
People
Population 12Lowest 142Highest
Median age 72.3±4.3Highest 101% above ND 23±25.7Lowest 36% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 17.6%±23.1Highest ND: 23.5%
Palmer Township and Hazel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±24.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Hazel Township and Palmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 75%Lowest ND: 32.7% 88.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±10 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±8.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Williston (62%)Crosby (75%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Palmer TownshipFew work in Hazel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.8%Lowest 69.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.6 miLowest 31.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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