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Mabel Township vs Dover Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Dover Township) and work from home (+51.8 pts in Dover Township).

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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 people
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Dover Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 56 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 →
Dover TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.8% conserved land31 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dover 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.

Jobs per worker8.3×
Dover Township is more of a job hub
Dover Township 0.33Mabel Township 0.04
Work from home+51.8 pts
More people work from home in Dover Township
Dover Township 67.9%Mabel Township 16.1%
Conserved land+21.8 pts
Dover Township has more conserved land
Dover Township 22.8%Mabel Township 1%
Street grid+80%
Mabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Mabel Township 0.9Dover Township 0.5
Homeowners+15.6 pts renters
Mabel Township has more renters
Dover Township 100%Mabel Township 84.4%
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Dover Township
Dover Township $1,444Mabel Township $1,156
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mabel Township and Dover Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mabel TownshipDover TownshipMabel TownshipDover Township
Mabel Township ↔ Dover Township7.5 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
Mabel TownshipDover Township
Snow a year35″35″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Mabel TownshipDover Township
Trails24 mi31 mi
Conserved land1%22.8%
Community
Mabel TownshipDover 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.

Mabel TownshipDover Township
People
Population 71Highest 56Lowest
Median age 63.4±12.1Lowest 77% above ND 67.3±39.5Highest 87% above ND
Dover Township and Mabel 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% 19.6%±46.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Dover 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%±36.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 55.4%±49.2Highest ND: 16.5%
Dover Township and Mabel 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%Lowest ND: 32.7% 20%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9 ND: 7.6% 0%±25.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $63,625±$6k 17% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$159k 24% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156Lowest 53% below ND $1,444Highest 41% below ND
Below poverty line 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8% 5.4%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND 1966Highest 16 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 16.1%±20Lowest ND: 8.1% 67.9%±5.2Highest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (29%)Cooperstown (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dover TownshipFew work in Mabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 22.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miLowest 30.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
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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