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Leith vs Rosendal Township

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (37.3× in Leith) and trails (30.2× in Rosendal Township).

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Leith, NDA small town of 30North Dakota · 30 people
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Rosendal Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 16 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.

LeithA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsLeith doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Leith →
Rosendal TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors60.2% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Rosendal 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.

Street grid37.3×
Leith has the more walkable street grid
Leith 11.2Rosendal Township 0.3
Trails30.2×
Rosendal Township has more miles of trail
Rosendal Township 27.2 miLeith 0.9 mi
Jobs per worker4.9×
Rosendal Township is more of a job hub
Rosendal Township 0.73Leith 0.15
Conserved land+60.2 pts
Rosendal Township has more conserved land
Rosendal Township 60.2%Leith 0%
Typical home built30 yrs
Leith’s homes are older
Rosendal Township 1968Leith 1938
Bachelor’s degree++9.7 pts
More adults in Leith have a degree
Leith 52.6%Rosendal Township 42.9%
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
LeithRosendal Township
Snow a year57″60″
January low—-1°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th76th
Outdoors & history
LeithRosendal Township
Trails—27 mi
Conserved land—60.2%
Settled1910—
Community
LeithRosendal 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

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LeithNDRosendal TownshipGriggs County
Leith ↔ Rosendal Township175 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.

LeithRosendal Township
People
Population 30Highest 16Lowest
Median age 30.3±7.8Lowest 16% below ND 31±17.8Highest 14% below ND
Rosendal Township and Leith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.7%±59.4Highest ND: 23.5% 12.5%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Leith and Rosendal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.7%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 25%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Rosendal Township and Leith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 42.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±34.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±88.4Lowest ND: 7.6%
Leith and Rosendal Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,125±$36k 5% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $767 69% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Lowest ND: 62.9% 66.7%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1968Highest 14 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miLowest 50.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Elgin (15%)Cooperstown (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rosendal TownshipFew work in Leith
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 60.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 27.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 mi 0.8 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.2Highest 0.3Lowest
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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