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Hill Township vs Springvale Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (53.9 yrs in Springvale Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+79.1 pts in Hill Township).

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Hill Township, NDA small town of 97Cass County · 97 people
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Springvale Township, NDA small town of 12Barnes County · 12 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.
All about Hill Township →
Springvale TownshipA small town of 12
Quiet strengthsSpringvale Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Springvale 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 age53.9 yrs
Springvale Township skews older
Springvale Township 71.7Hill Township 17.8
Bachelor’s degree++79.1 pts
More adults in Hill Township have a degree
Hill Township 79.1%Springvale Township 0%
Jobs per worker5×
Hill Township is more of a job hub
Hill Township 0.15Springvale Township 0.03
Size8.1×
Hill Township is the bigger place
Hill Township 97Springvale Township 12
Typical home built38 yrs
Springvale Township’s homes are older
Hill Township 2011Springvale Township 1973
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hill Township and Springvale Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hill TownshipSpringvale TownshipHill TownshipSpringvale Township
Hill Township ↔ Springvale Township5.9 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
Hill TownshipSpringvale Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th53rd
Outdoors & history
Hill TownshipSpringvale Township
Trails15 mi15 mi
Conserved land4.9%10%
Community
Hill TownshipSpringvale 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 TownshipSpringvale Township
People
Population 97Highest 12Lowest
Median age 17.8±34.7Lowest 50% below ND 71.7±16.4Highest 100% above ND
Kids under 18 55.7%±77.7Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Hill Township and Springvale 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% 66.7%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Springvale 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% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,971±$706 29% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $350,000±$102k 40% above ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 25%Highest 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 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±25.6 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Casselton (23%)Valley City (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springvale TownshipFew work in Hill Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 10%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 15.2 miLowest 15.4 miHighest
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 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
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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