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Jefferson Township vs Cameron Township

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.9× in Cameron Township) and household income (+67% in Cameron Township).

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Jefferson Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County · 186 people
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Cameron Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 285 people
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.

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.

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
Jefferson TownshipCameron Township
Snow a year43″49″
January low-4°F0°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)129d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th21st
Outdoors & history
Jefferson TownshipCameron Township
Conserved land51.4%52.3%
Community
Jefferson TownshipCameron 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.

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jefferson Township ↔ Cameron Township66 miles apart
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.

Jefferson TownshipCameron Township
People
Population 186Lowest 285Highest
Median age 12.7±65Lowest 65% below ND 17.8±10.1Highest 50% below ND
Cameron Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 52.7%±51.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 53%±83.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Cameron Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±18Highest ND: 16.5% 2.5%±9.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Jefferson Township and Cameron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 79.2%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 13.3%±11.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Cameron Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,114±$136kLowest 96% above ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $438,200±$96k 75% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,214Lowest 51% below ND $3,461Highest 40% above ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 2.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 2004Highest 22 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 min 51% below ND —
Work from home 0%±12.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 41.8%±33.1Highest ND: 8.1%
Cameron Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 45.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rugby (46%)Minot (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cameron TownshipFew work in Jefferson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 51.4%Lowest 52.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
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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