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Keller Township vs Ambrose

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (38.4× in Ambrose) and trails (32.7× in Keller Township).

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Keller Township, NDAn outdoors townBurke County · 25 people
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Ambrose, NDA small town of 33North Dakota · 33 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.

Keller TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.2% conserved land39 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Keller Township →
AmbroseA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsAmbrose doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ambrose →
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 grid38.4×
Ambrose has the more walkable street grid
Ambrose 26.9Keller Township 0.7
Trails32.7×
Keller Township has more miles of trail
Keller Township 39.2 miAmbrose 1.2 mi
Property tax bill+59%
Tax bills are bigger in Ambrose
Ambrose $317Keller Township $199
Conserved land+18.2 pts
Keller Township has more conserved land
Keller Township 18.2%Ambrose 0%
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
Keller TownshipAmbrose
Snow a year41″38″
January low0°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)128d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th0th
Outdoors & history
Keller TownshipAmbrose
Trails39 mi1 mi
Conserved land18.2%0%
Settled—1906
Archive photos—16
Famous people born here—2
Community
Keller TownshipAmbrose
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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Keller TownshipAmbroseKeller TownshipAmbrose
Keller Township ↔ Ambrose29 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.

Keller TownshipAmbrose
People
Population 25Lowest 33Highest
Median age 62.6±0.2Lowest 74% above ND 63.3±44.8Highest 76% above ND
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 21.2%±86.3Highest ND: 23.5%
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 45.5%±91.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Ambrose and Keller Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Highest ND: 32.7% 7.7%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±56.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±42.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $116,042±$32k 51% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $61,300±$34k 75% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 92% below ND $317Highest 87% below ND
Below poverty line 40%Highest ND: 10.8% 9.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 93.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 23 yrs older than ND 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±90.9 ND: 8.1% 0%±71.4 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Powers Lake (20%)Crosby (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AmbroseFew work in Keller Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 39.2 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 26.9Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Keller Township

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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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