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Nesheim Township vs Lee Township

Next-door neighbors in Nelson County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+22.2 pts renters in Lee Township) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Lee Township).

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Nesheim Township, NDA small town of 90Nelson County · 90 people
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Lee Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 96 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.

Nesheim TownshipA small town of 90
Quiet strengthsNesheim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nesheim Township →
Lee TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.6% conserved land29 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lee 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.

Homeowners+22.2 pts renters
Lee Township has more renters
Nesheim Township 64.3%Lee Township 42.1%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Lee Township is more of a job hub
Lee Township 0.71Nesheim Township 0.31
Conserved land+10 pts
Lee Township has more conserved land
Lee Township 17.6%Nesheim Township 7.6%
Trails+55%
Nesheim Township has more miles of trail
Nesheim Township 44.2 miLee Township 28.6 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Nesheim Township and Lee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nesheim TownshipLee TownshipNesheim TownshipLee Township
Nesheim Township ↔ Lee Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Nesheim TownshipLee Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)138d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Nesheim TownshipLee Township
Trails44 mi29 mi
Conserved land7.6%17.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Nesheim TownshipLee Township
Library hours a week—10 hrs
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.

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.

Nesheim TownshipLee Township
People
Population 90Lowest 96Highest
Median age 58.2±28.4Highest 62% above ND 18.8±23.3Lowest 48% below ND
Nesheim Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±28.5Lowest ND: 23.5% 26%±26.6Highest ND: 23.5%
Lee Township and Nesheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±38.5 ND: 16.5% 0%±36.1 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 61.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.1%±20.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±14.7Lowest ND: 7.6%
Nesheim Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $126,250±$22k 65% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,800±$109k 9% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 42.1%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964 18 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min about the ND average —
Work from home 21.3%±22.6Lowest ND: 8.1% 35.7%±35.1Highest ND: 8.1%
Lee Township and Nesheim 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 61.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aneta (23%)Lakota (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lee TownshipFew work in Nesheim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Lowest 17.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 44.2 miHighest 28.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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