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Mayland Township vs Plain Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: typical home built (45 yrs in Mayland Township) and street grid (+67% in Mayland Township).

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Mayland Township, NDA small town of 77Ward County · 77 people
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Plain Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 104 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.

Mayland TownshipA small town of 77
Quiet strengthsMayland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayland Township →
Plain TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.9% conserved land45 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Plain 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.

Typical home built45 yrs
Mayland Township’s homes are older
Plain Township 2014Mayland Township 1969
Street grid+67%
Mayland Township has the more walkable street grid
Mayland Township 0.5Plain Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts
More adults in Plain Township have a degree
Plain Township 32.1%Mayland Township 23.3%
Conserved land+8.2 pts
Plain Township has more conserved land
Plain Township 14.9%Mayland Township 6.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mayland Township and Plain Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayland TownshipPlain TownshipMayland TownshipPlain Township
Mayland Township ↔ Plain Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Mayland TownshipPlain Township
Snow a year55″45″
January low—4°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th6th
Outdoors & history
Mayland TownshipPlain Township
Trails36 mi45 mi
Conserved land6.7%14.9%
Community
Mayland TownshipPlain 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.

Mayland TownshipPlain Township
People
Population 77Lowest 104Highest
Median age 43.5±23.9Highest 21% above ND 31.2±22.9Lowest 13% below ND
Mayland Township and Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.1%±25.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 46.2%±21.6Highest ND: 23.5%
Plain Township and Mayland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±45Lowest ND: 16.5% 9.6%±31.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Plain Township and Mayland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 32.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 14.3%±17.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±13.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Mayland Township and Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,500±$49kHighest 13% above ND $74,167±$5kLowest 3% below ND
Mayland Township and Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $308,700±$43k 24% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $989 60% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND 2014Highest 32 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±23.3 ND: 8.1% 0%±17.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kenmare (29%)Minot (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plain TownshipFew work in Mayland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Lowest 14.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 36.3 miLowest 45.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Carpio Township40 people
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Carpio184 people · $131K homes

Towns like Mayland Township

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Bale Township63 people
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Hurley Township64 people · $225K homes

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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