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Hill Township vs Grey Township

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (2.5× in Grey Township) and typical home built (28 yrs in Grey Township).

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Hill Township, NDA small town of 97Cass County · 97 people
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Grey Township, NDA small town of 75Cavalier County · 75 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.

Hill TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsHill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Grey TownshipA small town of 75
Quiet strengthsGrey Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Household income2.5×
Households in Grey Township earn more
Grey Township $250,001Hill Township $98,971
Typical home built28 yrs
Grey Township’s homes are older
Hill Township 2011Grey Township 1983
Street grid+75%
Hill Township has the more walkable street grid
Hill Township 0.7Grey Township 0.4
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
Hill TownshipGrey Township
Snow a year37″47″
January low-1°F-5°F
July high81°F77°F
Growing season (days)143d132d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th17th
Outdoors & history
Hill TownshipGrey Township
Trails15 mi17 mi
Conserved land4.9%1%
Community
Hill TownshipGrey 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

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hill TownshipCass CountyGrey TownshipCavalier County
Hill Township ↔ Grey Township148 miles apart
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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.

Hill TownshipGrey Township
People
Population 97Highest 75Lowest
Median age 17.8±34.7Lowest 50% below ND 18.8±7.1Highest 48% below ND
Grey Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 55.7%±77.7Highest ND: 23.5% 40%±36.2Lowest ND: 23.5%
Hill Township and Grey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.3%±32Lowest ND: 16.5% 17.3%±42.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Grey Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 79.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 71.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 10.7%±18.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Grey Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,971±$706Lowest 29% above ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2011Highest 29 yrs newer than ND 1983Lowest 1 yr newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±25.6 ND: 8.1% 0%±50 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Casselton (23%)Nekoma (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grey TownshipFew work in Hill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.2 miLowest 16.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.4Lowest
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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