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McClellan Township vs Sibley

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (135× in McClellan Township) and street grid (55.5× in Sibley).

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McClellan Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 12 people
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Sibley, NDA small town of 20North Dakota · 20 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.

McClellan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.9% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about McClellan Township →
SibleyA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsSibley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sibley →
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.

Trails135×
McClellan Township has more miles of trail
McClellan Township 27.0 miSibley 0.2 mi
Street grid55.5×
Sibley has the more walkable street grid
Sibley 22.2McClellan Township 0.4
Conserved land+24.9 pts
McClellan Township has more conserved land
McClellan Township 24.9%Sibley 0%
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
McClellan TownshipSibley
Snow a year—42″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th44th
Outdoors & history
McClellan TownshipSibley
Trails27 mi—
Conserved land24.9%—
Settled—1954
Community
McClellan TownshipSibley
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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McClellan TownshipBenson CountySibleyND
McClellan Township ↔ Sibley92 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.

McClellan TownshipSibley
People
Population 12Lowest 20Highest
Median age 63.5±23.9Lowest 77% above ND 64.5±9.2Highest 80% above ND
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 10%±100Highest ND: 23.5%
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.7%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 45%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 5.6%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,000±$42kHighest 15% below ND $46,875±$30kLowest 39% below ND
McClellan Township and Sibley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $200,000±$53k 20% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,600 35% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 10%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND 1959Highest 23 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 16.7%±62.9Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
McClellan Township and Sibley 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 23.3 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Maddock (27%)Fargo (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SibleyFew work in McClellan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 mi —
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 22.2Highest
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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