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Peabody Township vs Pickering Township

Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Peabody Township, NDA small town of 0Bottineau County
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Pickering Township, NDA small town of 80Bottineau County · 80 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.

Peabody TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsPeabody Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Pickering TownshipA small town of 80
Quiet strengthsPickering Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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★ What stands out · Where they are

Peabody Township and Pickering Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Peabody TownshipPickering TownshipPeabody TownshipPickering Township
Peabody Township ↔ Pickering Township5.4 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
Peabody TownshipPickering Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
Peabody TownshipPickering Township
Trails25 mi26 mi
Conserved land6.1%6.6%
Settled—1920
National Register places—1
Community
Peabody TownshipPickering 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.

Peabody TownshipPickering Township
People
Population 0Lowest 80Highest
Median age — 59.5±7.9 66% above ND
Kids under 18 — 12.5%±39.2 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 30%±41.3 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 20% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±17.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $428,900±$412k 72% above ND
Below poverty line — 33.8% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1987 5 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±37 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 38.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bottineau (33%)Bottineau (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pickering TownshipFew work in Peabody Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Lowest 6.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 25.0 miLowest 25.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6 0.6
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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