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Ora Township vs Aneta

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (70.8× in Aneta) and household income (2.8× in Ora Township).

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Ora Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 54 people
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Aneta, NDA small town of 157North Dakota · 157 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.

Ora TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.3% conserved land16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Ora Township →
AnetaA small town of 157
Quiet strengthsAneta doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aneta →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid70.8×
Aneta has the more walkable street grid
Aneta 42.5Ora Township 0.6
Household income2.8×
Households in Ora Township earn more
Ora Township $118,958Aneta $41,979
Trails8.5×
Ora Township has more miles of trail
Ora Township 16.1 miAneta 1.9 mi
Age 65++50.2 pts
Ora Township has more people 65 and up
Ora Township 85.2%Aneta 35%
Homeowners+38.2 pts renters
Aneta has more renters
Ora Township 100%Aneta 61.8%
Jobs per worker3×
Aneta is more of a job hub
Aneta 0.80Ora Township 0.27
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ora Township and Aneta share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ora TownshipAnetaOra TownshipAneta
Ora Township ↔ Aneta3.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
Ora TownshipAneta
Snow a year43″42″
January low-4°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)138d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Ora TownshipAneta
Trails16 mi2 mi
Conserved land30.3%0%
Settled—1893
Famous people born here—1
Community
Ora TownshipAneta
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.

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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.

Ora TownshipAneta
People
Population 54Lowest 157Highest
Median age 79.2±15.7Highest 121% above ND 61.8±9.4Lowest 72% above ND
Ora Township and Aneta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±52.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 2.5%±16.2Highest ND: 23.5%
Aneta and Ora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 85.2%±34.7Highest ND: 16.5% 35%±14.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 26.2%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 0.6%±6.5Highest ND: 7.6%
Aneta and Ora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,958±$57kHighest 55% above ND $41,979±$8kLowest 45% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $72,500±$66k 71% below ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $471±$54 51% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $660 73% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 13.6%±78.5 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 3.7%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 61.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND 1970Highest 12 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 21 min 15% above ND
Work from home 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 11.5%±8.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Aneta and Ora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 29.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.80Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Devils Lake (33%)Lakota (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AnetaFew work in Ora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.1 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 42.5Highest
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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