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Ness Township vs Jefferson Township

Next-door neighbors in Pierce County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+30.7 pts in Ness Township) and conserved land (+19.9 pts in Jefferson Township).

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Ness Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County · 63 people
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Jefferson Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County · 186 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.

Ness TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors31.5% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ness Township →
Jefferson TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors51.4% conserved land20 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Jefferson 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.

Bachelor’s degree++30.7 pts
More adults in Ness Township have a degree
Ness Township 100%Jefferson Township 69.3%
Conserved land+19.9 pts
Jefferson Township has more conserved land
Jefferson Township 51.4%Ness Township 31.5%
Size3×
Jefferson Township is the bigger place
Jefferson Township 186Ness Township 63
Jobs per worker+77%
Jefferson Township is more of a job hub
Jefferson Township 0.23Ness Township 0.13
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ness Township and Jefferson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ness TownshipJefferson TownshipNess TownshipJefferson Township
Ness Township ↔ Jefferson Township6.2 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
Ness TownshipJefferson Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)129d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th11th
Outdoors & history
Ness TownshipJefferson Township
Trails23 mi20 mi
Conserved land31.5%51.4%
Community
Ness TownshipJefferson 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.

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.

Ness TownshipJefferson Township
People
Population 63Lowest 186Highest
Median age 11±3.9Lowest 69% below ND 12.7±65Highest 65% below ND
Jefferson Township and Ness Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 68.3%±100Highest ND: 23.5% 52.7%±51.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Ness Township and Jefferson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±55Lowest ND: 16.5% 21.5%±18Highest ND: 16.5%
Jefferson Township and Ness Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest ND: 32.7% 69.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±7.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $150,114±$136k 96% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,214 51% 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 — 1975 7 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 9 min 51% below ND
Work from home 0%±90.9 ND: 8.1% 0%±12.7 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rugby (46%)Rugby (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jefferson TownshipFew work in Ness Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 31.5%Lowest 51.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.6 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
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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