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Linton vs Ashley

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.7× in Linton) and home values (+66% in Linton).

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Linton, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 904 people
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Ashley, NDA history townNorth Dakota · 599 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.

LintonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of ND districts Housing$161K typical home45% below the ND typical home HistorySettled in 18982 places on the National Register All about Linton →
AshleyA history town
HistorySettled in 18881 place on the National Register All about Ashley →
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.

Trails5.7×
Linton has more miles of trail
Linton 1.7 miAshley 0.3 mi
Home values+66%
Homes cost more in Linton
Linton $97,800Ashley $58,900
Growth since 2010+15.8 pts
Linton has grown faster since 2010
Linton -2.4%Ashley -18.2%
Average commute8 min
Ashley has the shorter commute
Linton 17 minAshley 9 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Linton
Linton $987Ashley $794
Bachelor’s degree++12.2 pts
More adults in Linton have a degree
Linton 27.6%Ashley 15.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Linton

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.

Linton$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.01% · or rent about $533/mo · Housing →
Ashley$380/mo
Typical home $59K (Census) · tax rate 1.35% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Linton and Ashley.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
ALintonBetter than 92% of districts in the state BAshleyBetter than 61% of districts in the state
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
LintonAshley
Snow a year45″42″
January low2°F1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)136d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th51st
Outdoors & history
LintonAshley
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled18981888
National Register places21
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here41
Community
LintonAshley
Library hours a week22 hrs7 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.

Where they are

44 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LintonNDAshleyND
Linton ↔ Ashley44 miles apart
Who commutes between them
6 Ashley residents work in Linton (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Ashley →
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.

LintonAshley
People
Population 904Highest 599Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.4%Highest ND: +15.8% -18.2%Lowest ND: +15.8%
Median age 57.2±8.2Lowest 59% above ND 60.3±5.1Highest 68% above ND
Ashley and Linton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.2%±3.5Highest ND: 23.5% 11.2%±3.7Lowest ND: 23.5%
Linton and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.3%±5.2Lowest ND: 16.5% 42.9%±5.2Highest ND: 16.5%
Ashley and Linton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 15.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±1.3Lowest ND: 7.6% 2%±1.9Highest ND: 7.6%
Ashley and Linton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,500±$14kHighest 38% below ND $42,540±$5kLowest 45% below ND
Linton and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,800±$5kHighest 61% below ND $58,900±$25kLowest 76% below ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly $533±$84Lowest 44% below ND $711±$160Highest 25% below ND
Ashley and Linton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $987Highest 60% below ND $794Lowest 68% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.5%±17.6Highest ND: 38.9% 27.6%±22.9Lowest ND: 38.9%
Linton and Ashley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.4%Lowest ND: 10.8% 13.2%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 72.6%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 20 yrs older than ND 1953Lowest 29 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 4% below ND 9 minLowest 48% below ND
Work from home 9.4%±4.9Lowest ND: 8.1% 11.8%±8.3Highest ND: 8.1%
Ashley and Linton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20%Lowest 22.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.19Lowest 1.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (17%)Wishek (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ashley3% work in Linton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 115Lowest 127Highest
Schools
School district LINTON 36ASHLEY 9
High school in town Linton High SchoolAshley High School
Students per teacherat that high school 8.1Highest 6.5Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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