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Helena Township vs Mabel Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.3× in Mabel Township) and size (3.2× in Mabel Township).

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Helena Township, NDA small town of 22Griggs County · 22 people
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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 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.

Helena TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsHelena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Helena Township →
Mabel TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsMabel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mabel 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.

Street grid2.3×
Mabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Mabel Township 0.9Helena Township 0.4
Size3.2×
Mabel Township is the bigger place
Mabel Township 71Helena Township 22
Homeowners+15.6 pts renters
Mabel Township has more renters
Helena Township 100%Mabel Township 84.4%
Bachelor’s degree++14.3 pts
More adults in Mabel Township have a degree
Mabel Township 14.3%Helena Township 0%
Conserved land+9.5 pts
Helena Township has more conserved land
Helena Township 10.5%Mabel Township 1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Helena Township and Mabel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Helena TownshipMabel TownshipHelena TownshipMabel Township
Helena Township ↔ Mabel 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
Helena TownshipMabel Township
Snow a year42″35″
January low-3°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)128d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Helena TownshipMabel Township
Trails27 mi24 mi
Conserved land10.5%1%
Community
Helena TownshipMabel 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.

Helena TownshipMabel Township
People
Population 22Lowest 71Highest
Median age — 63.4±12.1 77% above ND
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 4.2%±37.6Highest ND: 23.5%
Mabel Township and Helena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 36.6%±36.5Highest ND: 16.5%
Mabel Township and Helena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 14.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 45.5%±55.7Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±19.9Lowest ND: 7.6%
Helena Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $190,600±$159k 24% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,156 53% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 84.4%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1947 35 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±45.5Lowest ND: 8.1% 16.1%±20Highest ND: 8.1%
Mabel Township and Helena 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 31.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (22%)Cooperstown (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mabel TownshipFew work in Helena Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.5%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.9 miHighest 23.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.9Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Ball Hill Township75 people · $599K 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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