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Mabel Township vs Clement Township

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13× in Clement Township) and property tax bill (+76% in Clement Township).

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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 people
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Clement Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 95 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.

Mabel TownshipA small town of 71
Quiet strengthsMabel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mabel Township →
Clement TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.7% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Clement 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.

Jobs per worker13×
Clement Township is more of a job hub
Clement Township 0.52Mabel Township 0.04
Property tax bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Clement Township
Clement Township $2,033Mabel Township $1,156
Conserved land+27.7 pts
Clement Township has more conserved land
Clement Township 28.7%Mabel Township 1%
Street grid+80%
Mabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Mabel Township 0.9Clement Township 0.5
Trails+58%
Mabel Township has more miles of trail
Mabel Township 23.9 miClement Township 15.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Clement Township

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.

Mabel Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · Housing →
Clement Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,300 a year, between Clement Township and Mabel Township.

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.

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
Mabel TownshipClement Township
Snow a year35″37″
January low—2°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th32nd
Outdoors & history
Mabel TownshipClement Township
Trails24 mi15 mi
Conserved land1%28.7%
Community
Mabel TownshipClement 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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mabel TownshipGriggs CountyClement TownshipDickey County
Mabel Township ↔ Clement Township84 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.

Mabel TownshipClement Township
People
Population 71Lowest 95Highest
Median age 63.4±12.1Highest 77% above ND 59.4±11.4Lowest 65% above ND
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.2%±37.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 9.5%±28Highest ND: 23.5%
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.6%±36.5Highest ND: 16.5% 23.2%±32.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 11.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 4.2%±12.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $163,125±$149k 113% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$159kLowest 24% below ND $308,300±$233kHighest 23% above ND
Clement Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156Lowest 53% below ND $2,033Highest 18% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8% 7.4%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Highest ND: 62.9% 84.1%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND 1949Highest 33 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 9 min 53% below ND
Work from home 16.1%±20Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±15.2Lowest ND: 8.1%
Mabel Township and Clement Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (29%)Ellendale (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clement TownshipFew work in Mabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 28.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miHighest 15.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
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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