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Howe Township vs Pretty Rock Township

Next-door neighbors in Grant County. The biggest differences: street grid (2× in Howe Township).

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Howe Township, NDA small town of 10Grant County · 10 people
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Pretty Rock Township, NDA small town of 7Grant County · 7 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.

Howe TownshipA small town of 10
Quiet strengthsHowe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Pretty Rock TownshipA small town of 7
Quiet strengthsPretty Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pretty Rock 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×
Howe Township has the more walkable street grid
Howe Township 0.2Pretty Rock Township 0.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

Howe Township and Pretty Rock Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howe TownshipPretty Rock TownshipHowe TownshipPretty Rock Township
Howe Township ↔ Pretty Rock Township4.8 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
Howe TownshipPretty Rock Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low6°F6°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Howe TownshipPretty Rock Township
Trails41 mi48 mi
Conserved land5.3%1.4%
Community
Howe TownshipPretty Rock 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.

Howe TownshipPretty Rock Township
People
Population 10Highest 7Lowest
Median age 62.8±3.8 75% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 40%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Pretty Rock Township and Howe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 42.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 74.3 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Hettinger (13%)Flasher (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pretty Rock TownshipFew work in Howe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 41.4 miLowest 48.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Highest 0.1Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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