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LaMars Township vs Ransom Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+76% in Ransom Township) and conserved land (+50.1 pts in Ransom Township).

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LaMars Township, NDA small town of 155Richland County · 155 people
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Ransom Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 123 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.

LaMars TownshipA small town of 155
Quiet strengthsLaMars Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about LaMars Township →
Ransom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ransom Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+76%
Homes cost more in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $333,300LaMars Township $189,200
Conserved land+50.1 pts
Ransom Township has more conserved land
Ransom Township 50.1%LaMars Township 0%
Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $2,286LaMars Township $1,250
Jobs per worker3.2×
Ransom Township is more of a job hub
Ransom Township 0.32LaMars Township 0.10
Street grid+80%
LaMars Township has the more walkable street grid
LaMars Township 0.9Ransom Township 0.5
Trails+70%
Ransom Township has more miles of trail
Ransom Township 16.0 miLaMars Township 9.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Ransom Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

LaMars Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →
Ransom Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Ransom Township and LaMars Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
LaMars TownshipRansom Township
Snow a year49″45″
January low1°F0°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)152d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th40th
Outdoors & history
LaMars TownshipRansom Township
Trails9 mi16 mi
Conserved land0%50.1%
Community
LaMars TownshipRansom 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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LaMars TownshipRichland CountyRansom TownshipSargent County
LaMars Township ↔ Ransom Township36 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.

LaMars TownshipRansom Township
People
Population 155Highest 123Lowest
Median age 11.3±22.8Lowest 69% below ND 13.9±31.9Highest 61% below ND
Ransom Township and LaMars Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 53.5%±48Highest ND: 23.5% 50.4%±8.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.3%±15.3Highest ND: 16.5% 8.9%±23.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 54.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±6.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±11.5Lowest ND: 7.6%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,083±$1kLowest about the ND average $179,375±$169kHighest 134% above ND
Ransom Township and LaMars Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,200±$9kLowest 24% below ND $333,300±$31kHighest 33% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Lowest 49% below ND $2,286Highest 7% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Lowest ND: 62.9% 90.9%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND 1988Highest 6 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 17% below ND
Work from home 14.3%±10.5Highest ND: 8.1% 6%±7.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
LaMars Township and Ransom 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 31.8 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wahpeton (21%)Gwinner (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ransom TownshipFew work in LaMars Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 50.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miLowest 16.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering LaMars 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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