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

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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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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★ What stands out · Where they are

Pickering Township and Peabody Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pickering TownshipPeabody TownshipPickering TownshipPeabody Township
Pickering Township ↔ Peabody 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
Pickering TownshipPeabody 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
Pickering TownshipPeabody Township
Trails26 mi25 mi
Conserved land6.6%6.1%
Settled1920—
National Register places1—
Community
Pickering TownshipPeabody 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.

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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.

Pickering TownshipPeabody Township
People
Population 80Highest 0Lowest
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 3.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bottineau (22%)Bottineau (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Peabody TownshipFew work in Pickering Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 6.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.7 miHighest 25.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
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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