Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+38.3 pts in Willow Township) and street grid (2.3× in Pilot Mound Township).
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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Pilot Mound TownshipWillow Township
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People
Population0Lowest61Highest
Median age—64.9±29.6 81% above ND
Kids under 18—18%±42.8 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+—49.2%±43.4 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+—20% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents—0%±23.2 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian—$71,563±$15k 7% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied—$308,300±$174k 23% above ND
Below poverty line—0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes—66.7% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year—1957
25 yrs older than ND
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.