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Lee Township vs Lenora Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (43.6 yrs in Lenora Township) and homeowners (+31.2 pts renters in Lee Township).

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Lee Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 96 people
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Lenora Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 55 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.

Lee TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.6% conserved land29 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lee Township →
Lenora TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.8% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lenora 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.

Median age43.6 yrs
Lenora Township skews older
Lenora Township 62.4Lee Township 18.8
Homeowners+31.2 pts renters
Lee Township has more renters
Lenora Township 73.3%Lee Township 42.1%
Bachelor’s degree++21.9 pts
More adults in Lee Township have a degree
Lee Township 61.9%Lenora Township 40%
Jobs per worker2.4×
Lee Township is more of a job hub
Lee Township 0.71Lenora Township 0.30
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lee Township and Lenora Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee TownshipLenora TownshipLee TownshipLenora Township
Lee Township ↔ Lenora Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
Lee TownshipLenora Township
Snow a year43″42″
January low-4°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)138d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd76th
Outdoors & history
Lee TownshipLenora Township
Trails29 mi26 mi
Conserved land17.6%12.8%
Community
Lee TownshipLenora Township
Library hours a week10 hrs—
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.

Lee TownshipLenora Township
People
Population 96Highest 55Lowest
Median age 18.8±23.3Lowest 48% below ND 62.4±7.1Highest 74% above ND
Kids under 18 26%±26.6Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Lee Township and Lenora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±36.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 25.5%±57.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Lenora Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 61.9%Highest ND: 32.7% 40%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±25.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $127,300±$67k 49% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $818 67% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Lenora Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 14.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 42.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 73.3%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1981 1 yr older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 35.7%±35.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±24.4Lowest ND: 8.1%
Lee Township and Lenora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lakota (29%)Cooperstown (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lenora TownshipFew work in Lee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.6%Highest 12.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.6 miHighest 25.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.7Lowest
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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