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Mount Carmel Township vs Broe Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+51.2 pts in Broe Township) and trails (+52% in Mount Carmel Township).

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Mount Carmel Township, NDA small town of 37Cavalier County · 37 people
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Broe Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 31 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.

Mount Carmel TownshipA small town of 37
Quiet strengthsMount Carmel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mount Carmel Township →
Broe TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.9% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Broe 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.

Conserved land+51.2 pts
Broe Township has more conserved land
Broe Township 52.9%Mount Carmel Township 1.7%
Trails+52%
Mount Carmel Township has more miles of trail
Mount Carmel Township 22.7 miBroe Township 14.9 mi
Typical home built12 yrs
Broe Township’s homes are older
Mount Carmel Township 1977Broe Township 1965
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
Mount Carmel TownshipBroe Township
Snow a year47″43″
January low-5°F-4°F
July high77°F80°F
Growing season (days)132d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th39th
Outdoors & history
Mount Carmel TownshipBroe Township
Trails23 mi15 mi
Conserved land1.7%52.9%
Community
Mount Carmel TownshipBroe 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.

Where they are

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount Carmel TownshipCavalier CountyBroe TownshipBenson County
Mount Carmel Township ↔ Broe Township78 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.

Mount Carmel TownshipBroe Township
People
Population 37Highest 31Lowest
Median age 28.8±66.4Lowest 20% below ND 30.9±62.4Highest 14% below ND
Broe Township and Mount Carmel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±74.5Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±91.2Lowest ND: 23.5%
Mount Carmel Township and Broe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.1%±86.6Lowest ND: 16.5% 35.5%±86.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Broe Township and Mount Carmel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Lowest ND: 32.7% 23.8%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±38.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±45.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,214±$59k 28% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $86,700±$81k 65% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 2.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7% ND: 62.9% 66.7% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND 1965Lowest 17 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 26.7%±29.8Highest ND: 8.1% 4%±7.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Mount Carmel Township and Broe Township 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 26.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Langdon (43%)Leeds (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Broe TownshipFew work in Mount Carmel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 52.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.7 miHighest 14.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
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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