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Mountain vs Bingham Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (111.3× in Mountain) and trails (37.8× in Bingham Township).

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Mountain, NDA small town of 100North Dakota · 100 people
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Bingham Township, NDA small town of 44Traill County · 44 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.

MountainA small town of 100
Quiet strengthsMountain doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mountain →
Bingham TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsBingham Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bingham 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.

Street grid111.3×
Mountain has the more walkable street grid
Mountain 89.0Bingham Township 0.8
Trails37.8×
Bingham Township has more miles of trail
Bingham Township 15.1 miMountain 0.4 mi
Property tax bill6.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Bingham Township
Bingham Township $3,429Mountain $500
Jobs per worker5.8×
Mountain is more of a job hub
Mountain 0.93Bingham Township 0.16
Size2.3×
Mountain is the bigger place
Mountain 100Bingham Township 44
Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts
More adults in Mountain have a degree
Mountain 18.2%Bingham Township 10%
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
MountainBingham Township
Snow a year39″—
January low-4°F—
July high78°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th32nd
Outdoors & history
MountainBingham Township
Trails0 mi15 mi
Conserved land0%1.1%
Settled1884—
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Community
MountainBingham 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MountainNDBingham TownshipTraill County
Mountain ↔ Bingham Township90 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.

MountainBingham Township
People
Population 100Highest 44Lowest
Median age 69.3±6.7Highest 93% above ND 68.6±28.8Lowest 91% above ND
Mountain and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12%±26.1Highest ND: 23.5% 9.1%±61Lowest ND: 23.5%
Mountain and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 59%±28.2Highest ND: 16.5% 56.8%±54Lowest ND: 16.5%
Mountain and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 10%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.1 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,500±$41kHighest 32% below ND $44,464±$28kLowest 42% below ND
Mountain and Bingham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,000±$37k 60% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $500Lowest 80% below ND $3,429Highest 39% above ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 29.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65%Highest ND: 62.9% 59.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 1985Highest 3 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 6.3%±11.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Bingham Township and Mountain 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 13.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cavalier (41%)Grand Forks (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bingham TownshipFew work in Mountain
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.0 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.0Highest 0.8Lowest
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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