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

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

Lenora Township and Lee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lenora TownshipLee TownshipLenora TownshipLee Township
Lenora Township ↔ Lee 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
Lenora TownshipLee Township
Snow a year42″43″
January low-3°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th52nd
Outdoors & history
Lenora TownshipLee Township
Trails26 mi29 mi
Conserved land12.8%17.6%
Community
Lenora TownshipLee Township
Library hours a week—10 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.

Lenora TownshipLee Township
People
Population 55Lowest 96Highest
Median age 62.4±7.1Highest 74% above ND 18.8±23.3Lowest 48% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 26%±26.6Highest 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+ 25.5%±57.4Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±36.1Lowest 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+ 40%Lowest ND: 32.7% 61.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±14.7 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 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest 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 14.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 42.1%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981 1 yr older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±24.4Lowest ND: 8.1% 35.7%±35.1Highest 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 3.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (26%)Lakota (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lee TownshipFew work in Lenora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.8%Lowest 17.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 25.7 miLowest 28.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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