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Model Township vs Parshall Township

Next-door neighbors in Mountrail County. The biggest differences: trails (2.4× in Model Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+22.2 pts in Parshall Township).

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Model Township, NDA small town of 67Mountrail County · 67 people
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Parshall Township, NDA small town of 87Mountrail County · 87 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.

Model TownshipA small town of 67
Quiet strengthsModel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Model Township →
Parshall TownshipA small town of 87
Quiet strengthsParshall Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parshall 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.

Trails2.4×
Model Township has more miles of trail
Model Township 20.8 miParshall Township 8.5 mi
Bachelor’s degree++22.2 pts
More adults in Parshall Township have a degree
Parshall Township 33.3%Model Township 11.1%
Typical home built18 yrs
Model Township’s homes are older
Parshall Township 1993Model Township 1975
★ What stands out · Where they are

Model Township and Parshall Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Model TownshipParshall TownshipModel TownshipParshall Township
Model Township ↔ Parshall Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Model Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Parshall Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Model TownshipParshall Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Model TownshipParshall Township
Trails21 mi9 mi
Conserved land0%0.2%
Settled—1914
Community
Model TownshipParshall 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.

Model TownshipParshall Township
People
Population 67Lowest 87Highest
Median age 35.6±37.2Lowest about the ND average 49.1±18.5Highest 37% above ND
Parshall Township and Model Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.3%±18Highest ND: 23.5% 20.7%±29.3Lowest ND: 23.5%
Model Township and Parshall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.4%±47.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 16.1%±38.6Highest ND: 16.5%
Parshall Township and Model Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.1Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.4%±13.3Highest ND: 7.6%
Parshall Township and Model Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,438±$67k 9% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $281,300±$241kLowest 13% above ND $286,400±$101kHighest 15% above ND
Parshall Township and Model Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 1993Highest 11 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 58% below ND
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest ND: 8.1% 14.3%±16.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Parshall Township and Model Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (30%)Parshall (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Parshall TownshipFew work in Model Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.8 miHighest 8.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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