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Mooreton vs Munich

190 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+94% in Munich) and street grid (2.3× in Mooreton).

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Mooreton, NDHomes around $230KNorth Dakota · 175 people

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Munich, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 257 people

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.

MooretonHomes around $230K

Housing$230K typical home21% below the ND typical home All about Mooreton →

MunichKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 87%of ND districts All about Munich →

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.

Property tax bill+94%

Tax bills are bigger in Munich

Munich $2,421Mooreton $1,250

Street grid2.3×

Mooreton has the more walkable street grid

Mooreton 64.2Munich 28.1

Jobs per worker2.6×

Munich is more of a job hub

Munich 0.83Mooreton 0.32

Average commute12 min

Munich has the shorter commute

Mooreton 30 minMunich 18 min

Typical home built19 yrs

Mooreton’s homes are older

Munich 1974Mooreton 1955

Bachelor’s degree++8.7 pts

More adults in Munich have a degree

Munich 28.7%Mooreton 20%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Mooreton

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.

Down paymentRate%

Mooreton$1,360/mo

Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $508/mo · Housing →

Munich$780/mo

Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 2.20% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Mooreton and Munich.

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

–MooretonNot graded AMunichBetter than 87% of districts in the state

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

MooretonMunich

Snow a year49″38″

January low1°F -6°F

July high82°F 78°F

Growing season (days)152d 128d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 17th

Outdoors & history

MooretonMunich

Settled1884 1904

Famous people born here—1

Community

MooretonMunich

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

190 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MooretonND MunichND

Mooreton ↔ Munich190 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

MooretonMunich

People

Population 175Lowest 257Highest

Median age 27.4±3.3Lowest 24% below ND 32.8±11.5Highest 9% below ND

Munich and Mooreton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 36.6%±7Highest ND: 23.5% 30.7%±10.2Lowest ND: 23.5%

Mooreton and Munich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10.3%±9.4Lowest ND: 16.5% 15.2%±5.4Highest ND: 16.5%

Munich and Mooreton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest ND: 32.7% 28.7%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±2.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0.4%±4Lowest ND: 7.6%

Mooreton and Munich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $86,250±$15kHighest 13% above ND $78,563±$8kLowest about the ND average

Mooreton and Munich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$20kHighest 37% below ND $109,800±$28kLowest 56% below ND

Mooreton and Munich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $508±$33 47% below ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Lowest 49% below ND $2,421Highest about the ND average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%

Mooreton and Munich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 29.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 9.3%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest ND: 62.9% 83.5%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND 1974Highest 8 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 68% above ND 18 minLowest about the ND average

Work from home 5%±4.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 6.2%±6.4Highest ND: 8.1%

Munich and Mooreton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 4.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 37.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.83Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wahpeton (22%)Langdon (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MunichFew work in Mooreton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.2Highest 28.1Lowest

Schools

School district —MUNICH 19

High school in town —Munich High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 5.7

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.