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Medora vs Glenview Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (254.5× in Medora) and street grid (111.4× in Medora).

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Medora, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 198 people
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Glenview Township, NDA small town of 193Burleigh County · 193 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.

MedoraKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 99%of ND districts Work290 jobsbased in Medora, a regional job hub HistorySettled in 18836 places on the National Register All about Medora →
Glenview TownshipA small town of 193
Quiet strengthsGlenview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glenview Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker254.5×
Medora is more of a job hub
Medora 5.09Glenview Township 0.02
Street grid111.4×
Medora has the more walkable street grid
Medora 55.7Glenview Township 0.5
Trails31.5×
Glenview Township has more miles of trail
Glenview Township 37.8 miMedora 1.2 mi
Home values3.4×
Homes cost more in Glenview Township
Glenview Township $559,200Medora $165,100
Average commute45 min
Medora has the shorter commute
Glenview Township 50 minMedora 5 min
Work in town+14 pts
More of Medora’s workers stay in town
Medora 14%Glenview Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,850 more a month in Glenview 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.

Medora$920/mo
Typical home $165K (Census) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →
Glenview Township$3,770/mo
Typical home $559K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $2,850 a month, about $34,200 a year, between Glenview Township and Medora.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A+MedoraBetter than 99% of districts in the state –Glenview TownshipNot graded
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
MedoraGlenview Township
Snow a year30″51″
January low3°F2°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)123d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th79th
Outdoors & history
MedoraGlenview Township
Trails1 mi38 mi
Conserved land17.1%5.3%
Settled1883—
National Register places6—
Archive photos6—
Community
MedoraGlenview Township
Library hours a week14 hrs—
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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MedoraNDGlenview TownshipBurleigh County
Medora ↔ Glenview Township127 miles apart
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.

MedoraGlenview Township
People
Population 198Highest 193Lowest
Median age 53.7±30.7Highest 50% above ND 52.1±8.2Lowest 45% above ND
Medora and Glenview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±13.3Lowest ND: 23.5% 26.4%±14Highest ND: 23.5%
Glenview Township and Medora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.4%±19.4Highest ND: 16.5% 21.2%±11.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Medora and Glenview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 30.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.6%±11.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±7.3Lowest ND: 7.6%
Medora and Glenview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,969±$42kLowest about the ND average $127,344±$31kHighest 66% above ND
Glenview Township and Medora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,100±$19kLowest 34% below ND $559,200±$159kHighest 124% above ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly $625±$171 34% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $667 73% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.2%±44.7Lowest ND: 38.9% 36.4%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Glenview Township and Medora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest ND: 10.8% 8.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 63.6%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 5 yrs newer than ND 1984Lowest 2 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 5 minLowest 72% below ND 50 minHighest 181% above ND
Work from home 1.6%±4Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±11.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Medora and Glenview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.09Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (7%)Bismarck (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Glenview TownshipFew work in Medora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.1%Highest 5.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.0 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.7Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district BILLINGS CO 1—
High school in town None in town—
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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