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Norma Township vs Cuba Township

Next-door neighbors in Barnes County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+32.7 pts in Norma Township) and size (2.9× in Cuba Township).

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Norma Township, NDAn outdoors townBarnes County · 17 people
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Cuba Township, NDA small town of 50Barnes County · 50 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.

Norma TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.7% conserved land12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Norma Township →
Cuba TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsCuba Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cuba 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++32.7 pts
More adults in Norma Township have a degree
Norma Township 64.7%Cuba Township 32%
Size2.9×
Cuba Township is the bigger place
Cuba Township 50Norma Township 17
Typical home built12 yrs
Norma Township’s homes are older
Cuba Township 1950Norma Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Norma Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Norma Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →
Cuba Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Norma Township and Cuba Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Norma Township and Cuba Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Norma TownshipCuba TownshipNorma TownshipCuba Township
Norma Township ↔ Cuba Township5.3 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
Norma TownshipCuba Township
Snow a year47″—
January low-0°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)136d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Norma TownshipCuba Township
Trails12 mi13 mi
Conserved land17.7%12.2%
Community
Norma TownshipCuba 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.

Norma TownshipCuba Township
People
Population 17Lowest 50Highest
Median age 76.6±5.3Highest 113% above ND 54±17.4Lowest 50% above ND
Norma Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±56.6 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 22%±61.3Lowest ND: 16.5%
Norma Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 32%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±28.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,250±$24kHighest 45% above ND $98,929±$13kLowest 29% above ND
Norma Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $325,000±$259kHighest 30% above ND $265,400±$28kLowest 6% above ND
Norma Township and Cuba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 29% below ND $1,700Lowest 31% 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 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1950Highest 32 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 6% above ND
Work from home — 14.6%±20.1 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 47.3 mi 47.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (40%)Valley City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cuba TownshipFew work in Norma Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.7%Highest 12.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.5 miLowest 12.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Norma Township

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Thordenskjold Township22 people · $140K homes
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Binghampton Township15 people · $164K homes
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Nelson Township50 people

Towns like Norma Township

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Sauter Township17 people
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Keystone Township21 people
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Hazel Township12 people
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Clearfield Township9 people

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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