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Lenora Township vs Romness Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: size (9.2× in Lenora Township) and typical home built (43 yrs in Romness Township).

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Lenora Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 55 people
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Romness Township, NDA small town of 6Griggs County · 6 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 →
Romness TownshipA small town of 6
Quiet strengthsRomness Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Romness 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.

Size9.2×
Lenora Township is the bigger place
Lenora Township 55Romness Township 6
Typical home built43 yrs
Romness Township’s homes are older
Lenora Township 1981Romness Township 1938
Homeowners+26.7 pts renters
Lenora Township has more renters
Romness Township 100%Lenora Township 73.3%
Street grid2.3×
Lenora Township has the more walkable street grid
Lenora Township 0.7Romness Township 0.3
Conserved land+10.9 pts
Lenora Township has more conserved land
Lenora Township 12.8%Romness Township 1.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lenora Township and Romness Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lenora TownshipRomness TownshipLenora TownshipRomness Township
Lenora Township ↔ Romness Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipRomness Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Lenora TownshipRomness Township
Trails26 mi26 mi
Conserved land12.8%1.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Lenora TownshipRomness 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.

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 TownshipRomness Township
People
Population 55Highest 6Lowest
Median age 62.4±7.1Highest 74% above ND 54±71.2Lowest 50% above ND
Lenora Township and Romness Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 16.7%±100Highest ND: 23.5%
Romness 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%±57.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 50%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Romness Township and Lenora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40% ND: 32.7% 40% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 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%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 14.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±24.4 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (26%)Cooperstown (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Romness TownshipFew work in Lenora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.8%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.7 miHighest 25.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 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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