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Mabel Township vs Sharon

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (19.4× in Sharon) and trails (21.7× in Mabel Township).

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Mabel Township, NDA small town of 71Griggs County · 71 people
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Sharon, NDAn outdoors townNorth Dakota · 101 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 →
SharonAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.6% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sharon →
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 grid19.4×
Sharon has the more walkable street grid
Sharon 17.5Mabel Township 0.9
Trails21.7×
Mabel Township has more miles of trail
Mabel Township 23.9 miSharon 1.1 mi
Jobs per worker4.5×
Sharon is more of a job hub
Sharon 0.18Mabel Township 0.04
Typical home built31 yrs
Mabel Township’s homes are older
Sharon 1978Mabel Township 1947
Conserved land+18.6 pts
Sharon has more conserved land
Sharon 19.6%Mabel Township 1%
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 TownshipSharon
Snow a year35″42″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th48th
Outdoors & history
Mabel TownshipSharon
Trails24 mi1 mi
Conserved land1%19.6%
Settled—1896
Community
Mabel TownshipSharon
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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mabel TownshipSharonMabel TownshipSharon
Mabel Township ↔ Sharon30 miles apart
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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 TownshipSharon
People
Population 71Lowest 101Highest
Median age 63.4±12.1Highest 77% above ND 59.4±13.8Lowest 65% above ND
Mabel Township and Sharon 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% 18.8%±25.1Highest ND: 23.5%
Sharon 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% 40.6%±22.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Sharon 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 9.8%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.9 ND: 7.6% 0%±14 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$159k 24% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,156Highest 53% below ND $1,110Lowest 55% below ND
Below poverty line 16.9%Lowest ND: 10.8% 30.7%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Highest ND: 62.9% 81.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than ND 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 16.1%±20Lowest ND: 8.1% 41.7%±57.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Sharon and Mabel 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 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (29%)Hope (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SharonFew work in Mabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 19.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.9 miHighest 1.1 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 0.9Lowest 17.5Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Mabel Township

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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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