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Howes Township vs Hill 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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Howes Township, NDA small town of 49Cass County · 49 people
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Hill Township, NDA small town of 97Cass County · 97 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.

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.
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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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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

Howes Township and Hill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Howes TownshipHill TownshipHowes TownshipHill Township
Howes Township ↔ Hill 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
Howes TownshipHill Township
Snow a year41″37″
January low—-1°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
Howes TownshipHill Township
Trails14 mi15 mi
Conserved land1.4%4.9%
Community
Howes TownshipHill 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.

Howes TownshipHill Township
People
Population 49Lowest 97Highest
Median age 48.6±19.3Highest 35% above ND 17.8±34.7Lowest 50% below 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 16.3%±51Lowest ND: 23.5% 55.7%±77.7Highest 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+ 30.6%±67.4Highest ND: 16.5% 9.3%±32Lowest 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+ 10.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 79.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±21.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±14.6Lowest 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 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 95.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 10 yrs newer than ND 2011Highest 29 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 28.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (41%)Casselton (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hill TownshipFew work in Howes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.8 miLowest 15.2 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 0.7 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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