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Hill Township vs Howes Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+68.8 pts in Hill Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Howes Township).

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Hill Township, NDA small town of 97Cass County · 97 people
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Howes Township, NDA small town of 49Cass County · 49 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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Howes TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsHowes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Howes 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.

Bachelor’s degree++68.8 pts
More adults in Hill Township have a degree
Hill Township 79.1%Howes Township 10.3%
Jobs per worker3×
Howes Township is more of a job hub
Howes Township 0.45Hill Township 0.15
Typical home built19 yrs
Howes Township’s homes are older
Hill Township 2011Howes Township 1992
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hill Township and Howes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hill TownshipHowes TownshipHill TownshipHowes Township
Hill Township ↔ Howes Township6.5 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
Hill TownshipHowes Township
Snow a year37″41″
January low-1°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
Hill TownshipHowes Township
Trails15 mi14 mi
Conserved land4.9%1.4%
Community
Hill TownshipHowes 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.

Hill TownshipHowes Township
People
Population 97Highest 49Lowest
Median age 17.8±34.7Lowest 50% below ND 48.6±19.3Highest 35% above ND
Howes 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% 16.3%±51Lowest ND: 23.5%
Hill Township and Howes 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% 30.6%±67.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Howes 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% 10.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 4.1%±21.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Howes 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±$706 29% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $262,500±$32k 5% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,750 29% below 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 1992Lowest 10 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 47 min 165% above ND
Work from home 0%±25.6 ND: 8.1% 0%±25.6 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 28.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Casselton (23%)Fargo (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Howes TownshipFew work in Hill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.2 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
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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