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Paris Township vs Round Top Township

Next-door neighbors in Stutsman County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+100 pts in Round Top Township) and street grid (2× in Paris Township).

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Paris Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 8 people
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Round Top Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 4 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.

Paris TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors48.5% conserved land22 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Paris Township →
Round Top TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors53.6% conserved land20 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Round Top 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++100 pts
More adults in Round Top Township have a degree
Round Top Township 100%Paris Township 0%
Street grid2×
Paris Township has the more walkable street grid
Paris Township 0.2Round Top Township 0.1
Size2×
Paris Township is the bigger place
Paris Township 8Round Top Township 4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Paris Township and Round Top Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Paris TownshipRound Top TownshipParis TownshipRound Top Township
Paris Township ↔ Round Top Township6.3 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
Paris TownshipRound Top Township
Snow a year—46″
January low—0°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Paris TownshipRound Top Township
Trails22 mi20 mi
Conserved land48.5%53.6%
Community
Paris TownshipRound Top Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Paris TownshipRound Top Township
People
Population 8Highest 4Lowest
Median age 67.5±10.3 88% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 62.5%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Paris Township and Round Top Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 100%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 100%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 62.5%±34.8Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Paris Township and Round Top Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Jamestown (38%)Jamestown (80%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Round Top TownshipFew work in Paris Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 48.5%Lowest 53.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 22.0 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 mi 0.6 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Highest 0.1Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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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