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Ora Township vs Sharon Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (40.4 yrs in Ora Township) and conserved land (+13.1 pts in Ora Township).

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Ora Township, NDAn outdoors townNelson County · 54 people
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Sharon Township, NDAn outdoors townSteele County · 27 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 →
Sharon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.2% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sharon 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.

Median age40.4 yrs
Ora Township skews older
Ora Township 79.2Sharon Township 38.8
Conserved land+13.1 pts
Ora Township has more conserved land
Ora Township 30.3%Sharon Township 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree++13 pts
More adults in Sharon Township have a degree
Sharon Township 38.9%Ora Township 25.9%
Size2×
Ora Township is the bigger place
Ora Township 54Sharon Township 27
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ora Township and Sharon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ora TownshipSharon TownshipOra TownshipSharon Township
Ora Township ↔ Sharon Township5.5 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 TownshipSharon Township
Snow a year43″42″
January low-4°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)138d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd48th
Outdoors & history
Ora TownshipSharon Township
Trails16 mi13 mi
Conserved land30.3%17.2%
Settled—1896
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Ora TownshipSharon 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.

Ora TownshipSharon Township
People
Population 54Highest 27Lowest
Median age 79.2±15.7Highest 121% above ND 38.8±18.6Lowest 8% above ND
Kids under 18 0%±52.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 14.8%±91.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Sharon Township 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% 22.2%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Ora Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 38.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±26.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 7.4%±38.4Highest ND: 7.6%
Sharon Township 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±$57k 55% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $125,000±$112k 50% 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 1955Lowest 27 yrs older than ND 1963Highest 19 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±55.6 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Devils Lake (33%)Hatton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sharon TownshipFew work in Ora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 30.3%Highest 17.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.1 miHighest 13.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
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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