Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B−HopeBetter than 48% of districts in the state –Carpenter TownshipNot graded

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

HopeCarpenter Township

Snow a year35″35″

January low-6°F -6°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)136d 136d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 48th

Outdoors & history

HopeCarpenter Township

Trails—13 mi

Conserved land—11.3%

Settled1881 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

HopeCarpenter Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

HopeCarpenter Township

People

Population 339Highest 53Lowest

Median age 40.4±11.4Highest 13% above ND 38.5±8.4Lowest 7% above ND

Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23%±7.7Lowest ND: 23.5% 41.5%±32.5Highest ND: 23.5%

Carpenter Township and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28%±5.9Highest ND: 16.5% 7.5%±63.2Lowest ND: 16.5%

Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±3.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±26.7Lowest ND: 7.6%

Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,125±$12kHighest 29% below ND $52,143±$49kLowest 32% below ND

Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,800±$76k 61% below ND —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $685±$86 28% below ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,702 31% below ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.9%±36.2Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%

Carpenter Township and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.6%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.5%Highest ND: 62.9% 45%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 20 yrs older than ND 1970Highest 12 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest about the ND average 11 minLowest 38% below ND

Work from home 7.1%±5.9Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±32.3Lowest ND: 8.1%

Hope and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 11.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.48Highest 0.93Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (13%)Finley (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Carpenter Township20% work in Hope

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 11.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 12.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.9Highest 0.8Lowest

Schools

School district HOPE-PAGE 85—

High school in town Hope Page High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 9.3 —

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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