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Pickering Township vs Whitteron Township

Next-door neighbors in Bottineau County. The biggest differences: size (7.1× in Whitteron Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+25.9 pts in Whitteron Township).

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Pickering Township, NDA small town of 80Bottineau County · 80 people
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Whitteron Township, NDA small town of 570Bottineau County · 570 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.

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.
All about Pickering Township →
Whitteron TownshipA small town of 570
Quiet strengthsWhitteron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Whitteron 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.

Size7.1×
Whitteron Township is the bigger place
Whitteron Township 570Pickering Township 80
Bachelor’s degree++25.9 pts
More adults in Whitteron Township have a degree
Whitteron Township 45.9%Pickering Township 20%
Jobs per worker2.6×
Pickering Township is more of a job hub
Pickering Township 1.06Whitteron Township 0.41
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $930 more a month in Pickering Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Pickering Township$2,890/mo
Typical home $429K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Whitteron Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

The difference: $930 a month, about $11,200 a year, between Pickering Township and Whitteron Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Pickering Township and Whitteron Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Pickering TownshipWhitteron TownshipPickering TownshipWhitteron Township
Pickering Township ↔ Whitteron Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Whitteron Township residents work in Pickering Township (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Whitteron Township →
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 TownshipWhitteron 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 TownshipWhitteron Township
Trails26 mi25 mi
Conserved land6.6%4.7%
Settled1920—
National Register places1—
Community
Pickering TownshipWhitteron 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.

Pickering TownshipWhitteron Township
People
Population 80Lowest 570Highest
Median age 59.5±7.9Highest 66% above ND 37.5±18.7Lowest 4% above ND
Pickering Township and Whitteron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.5%±39.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 38.1%±11.1Highest ND: 23.5%
Whitteron Township and Pickering Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±41.3Highest ND: 16.5% 20.7%±7.6Lowest ND: 16.5%
Pickering Township and Whitteron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest ND: 32.7% 45.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±2.5 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $130,500±$70k 70% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $428,900±$412kHighest 72% above ND $351,900±$81kLowest 41% above ND
Pickering Township and Whitteron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,350 45% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 33.8%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 93.2%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 5 yrs newer than ND 1978Lowest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 16% below ND
Work from home 0%±37 ND: 8.1% 0%±4.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.06Highest 0.41Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bottineau (22%)Bottineau (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whitteron Township3% work in Pickering Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 4.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.7 miHighest 25.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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