Next-door neighbors in Barnes County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Valley Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+45.4 pts in Marsh Township).
A typical home costs $970 more a month in Marsh 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.
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.
Marsh TownshipValley Township
Your priorities
People
Population123Lowest589Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census—-5.8% ND: +15.8%
Median age55±12.4Lowest 53% above ND57±4.9Highest 59% above ND
Valley Township and Marsh Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±23Lowest ND: 23.5%19.5%±8.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Valley Township and Marsh Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+37.4%±27.7Highest ND: 16.5%25.8%±5.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
Marsh Township and Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
