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Oliver Township vs Marshall Township

Next-door neighbors in Williams County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+64.3 pts in Oliver Township) and street grid (2.5× in Marshall Township).

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Oliver Township, NDA small town of 26Williams County · 26 people
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Marshall Township, NDA small town of 56Williams County · 56 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.

Oliver TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsOliver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oliver Township →
Marshall TownshipA small town of 56
Quiet strengthsMarshall Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marshall 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++64.3 pts
More adults in Oliver Township have a degree
Oliver Township 64.3%Marshall Township 0%
Street grid2.5×
Marshall Township has the more walkable street grid
Marshall Township 0.5Oliver Township 0.2
Typical home built35 yrs
Oliver Township’s homes are older
Marshall Township 2012Oliver Township 1977
Size2.2×
Marshall Township is the bigger place
Marshall Township 56Oliver Township 26
★ What stands out · Where they are

Oliver Township and Marshall Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oliver TownshipMarshall TownshipOliver TownshipMarshall Township
Oliver Township ↔ Marshall Township7.7 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
Oliver TownshipMarshall Township
Snow a year44″48″
January low2°F1°F
July high83°F85°F
Growing season (days)136d123d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th10th
Outdoors & history
Oliver TownshipMarshall Township
Trails37 mi31 mi
Conserved land8.8%3.4%
Community
Oliver TownshipMarshall 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.

Oliver TownshipMarshall Township
People
Population 26Lowest 56Highest
Median age 29.2±36.4Highest 19% below ND 16.5±28.9Lowest 54% below ND
Oliver Township and Marshall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 46.2%±84Lowest ND: 23.5% 53.6%±91Highest ND: 23.5%
Marshall Township and Oliver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±61.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Oliver Township and Marshall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.4%±41.2Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±25.3Lowest ND: 7.6%
Oliver Township and Marshall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
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 1977Lowest 5 yrs older than ND 2012Highest 30 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±50 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tioga Township (50%)Williston (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marshall TownshipFew work in Oliver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.7 miHighest 31.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.5Highest
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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