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Munster Township vs Ada Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+29.9 pts in Ada Township) and trails (+94% in Munster Township).

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Munster Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 70 people
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Ada Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 77 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.

Munster TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.2% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Munster Township →
Ada TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.1% conserved land15 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ada 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+29.9 pts
Ada Township has more conserved land
Ada Township 43.1%Munster Township 13.2%
Trails+94%
Munster Township has more miles of trail
Munster Township 29.9 miAda Township 15.4 mi
Household income+19%
Households in Ada Township earn more
Ada Township $250,001Munster Township $210,000
Typical home built12 yrs
Munster Township’s homes are older
Ada Township 1978Munster Township 1966
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
Munster TownshipAda Township
Snow a year34″37″
January low1°F2°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)139d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th32nd
Outdoors & history
Munster TownshipAda Township
Trails30 mi15 mi
Conserved land13.2%43.1%
Community
Munster TownshipAda 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Munster TownshipEddy CountyAda TownshipDickey County
Munster Township ↔ Ada 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.

Munster TownshipAda Township
People
Population 70Lowest 77Highest
Median age 36.9±26Highest about the ND average 35.8±30.3Lowest about the ND average
Munster Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 40%±29.1Highest ND: 23.5% 27.3%±35.2Lowest ND: 23.5%
Munster Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.6%±46.3Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±45Lowest ND: 16.5%
Munster Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.5%Lowest ND: 32.7% 48.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 24.3%±22.1Highest ND: 7.6% 11.7%±18Lowest ND: 7.6%
Munster Township and Ada Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $210,000±$189kLowest 174% above ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $600 76% below ND —
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 1966Lowest 16 yrs older than ND 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±25.6Lowest ND: 8.1% 12.3%±16.8Highest ND: 8.1%
Ada Township and Munster 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 17.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 5.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Rockford (39%)Monango (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ada TownshipFew work in Munster Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.2%Lowest 43.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 29.9 miHighest 15.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Munster Township

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New Rockford Township38 people · $327K homes
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Grandfield Township60 people
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Bremen Township27 people

Towns like Munster Township

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Ibsen Township70 people
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Henderson Township55 people · $10K homes
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Osborn Township117 people · $694K homes

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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