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Mabel Township vs Helena Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.3× in Mabel Township) and size (3.2× in Mabel Township).

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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 people
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Helena Township, NDA small town of 22Griggs County · 22 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 →
Helena TownshipA small town of 22
Quiet strengthsHelena Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Helena 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.

Street grid2.3×
Mabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Mabel Township 0.9Helena Township 0.4
Size3.2×
Mabel Township is the bigger place
Mabel Township 71Helena Township 22
Homeowners+15.6 pts renters
Mabel Township has more renters
Helena Township 100%Mabel Township 84.4%
Bachelor’s degree++14.3 pts
More adults in Mabel Township have a degree
Mabel Township 14.3%Helena Township 0%
Conserved land+9.5 pts
Helena Township has more conserved land
Helena Township 10.5%Mabel Township 1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mabel Township and Helena Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mabel TownshipHelena TownshipMabel TownshipHelena Township
Mabel Township ↔ Helena Township5.9 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 TownshipHelena Township
Snow a year35″42″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Mabel TownshipHelena Township
Trails24 mi27 mi
Conserved land1%10.5%
Community
Mabel TownshipHelena 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 TownshipHelena Township
People
Population 71Highest 22Lowest
Median age 63.4±12.1 77% above ND —
Kids under 18 4.2%±37.6Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Mabel Township and Helena 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% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Mabel Township and Helena 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% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 45.5%±55.7Highest ND: 7.6%
Helena Township and Mabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$159k 24% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156 53% below ND —
Below poverty line 16.9%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947 35 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 16.1%±20Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±45.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Mabel Township and Helena Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (29%)Bismarck (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Helena TownshipFew work in Mabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miLowest 26.9 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 0.9Highest 0.4Lowest
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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