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Howell Township vs Monroe Township

Next-door neighbors in Towner County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+47.6 pts in Howell Township).

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Howell Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County · 21 people
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Monroe Township, NDA small town of 15Towner County · 15 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.

Howell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.7% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Howell Township →
Monroe TownshipA small town of 15
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe 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++47.6 pts
More adults in Howell Township have a degree
Howell Township 47.6%Monroe Township 0%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Howell Township and Monroe Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howell TownshipMonroe TownshipHowell TownshipMonroe Township
Howell Township ↔ Monroe Township5.1 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
Howell TownshipMonroe Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)127d127d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Howell TownshipMonroe Township
Trails16 mi21 mi
Conserved land12.7%12.1%
Community
Howell TownshipMonroe 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.

Howell TownshipMonroe Township
People
Population 21Highest 15Lowest
Median age 73.5±3.6 105% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 40%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Howell Township and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±67.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±94.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% 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 22.3 miLowest 93.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Cando (40%)Minot (100%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Monroe TownshipFew work in Howell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 12.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miLowest 21.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
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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