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Plain Township vs Callahan Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: size (17.3× in Plain Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+34.6 pts in Callahan Township).

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Plain Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 104 people
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Callahan Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 6 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Plain Township and Callahan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Plain TownshipCallahan TownshipPlain TownshipCallahan Township
Plain Township ↔ Callahan 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
Plain TownshipCallahan Township
Snow a year45″—
January low4°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)144d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
Plain TownshipCallahan Township
Conserved land14.9%34%
Community
Plain TownshipCallahan 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.

Plain TownshipCallahan Township
People
Population 104Highest 6Lowest
Median age 31.2±22.9 13% below ND —
Kids under 18 46.2%±21.6Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Plain Township and Callahan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.6%±31.4Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Plain Township and Callahan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 66.7%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,167±$5k 3% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,700±$43k 24% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $989 60% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2014 32 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±17.9 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 2.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (36%)Mohall (100%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Callahan TownshipFew work in Plain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.9%Lowest 34%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 45.2 miHighest 36.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest
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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