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Nebo Township vs Wheaton Township

224 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Wheaton Township) and conserved land (+56.9 pts in Wheaton Township).

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Nebo Township, NDA small town of 72Bowman County · 72 people
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Wheaton Township, NDAn outdoors townBottineau County · 56 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.

Nebo TownshipA small town of 72
Quiet strengthsNebo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nebo 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.

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
Nebo TownshipWheaton Township
Snow a year48″—
January low7°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)132d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th1st
Outdoors & history
Nebo TownshipWheaton Township
Conserved land5.7%62.6%
Community
Nebo TownshipWheaton 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

224 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nebo Township ↔ Wheaton Township224 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.

Nebo TownshipWheaton Township
People
Population 72Highest 56Lowest
Median age 39.7±4.4Lowest 11% above ND 40.3±0.5Highest 12% above ND
Wheaton Township and Nebo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.6%±43.3Highest ND: 23.5% 19.6%±44.9Lowest ND: 23.5%
Nebo Township and Wheaton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±48.1 ND: 16.5% 0%±61.9 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Highest ND: 32.7% 37.8%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±19.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 8.9%±19.7Highest ND: 7.6%
Wheaton Township and Nebo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,625±$9k 12% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$11k 59% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $199 92% 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 2011 29 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 68 min 281% above ND —
Work from home 0%±27 ND: 8.1% 0%±58.8 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowman (19%)Westhope (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wheaton TownshipFew work in Nebo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 62.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.9 miLowest 33.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.4Highest
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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