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Pleasant View Township vs Anthony Township

Next-door neighbors in Norman County. The biggest differences: household income (+41% in Anthony Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+17.3 pts in Pleasant View Township).

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Pleasant View Township, MNA small town of 99Norman County · 99 people
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Anthony Township, MNA small town of 43Norman County · 43 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.

Pleasant View TownshipA small town of 99
Quiet strengthsPleasant View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant View Township →
Anthony TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsAnthony Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Anthony Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Pleasant View Township and Anthony Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant View TownshipAnthony TownshipPleasant View TownshipAnthony Township
Pleasant View Township ↔ Anthony Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Pleasant View Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →
Anthony Township$970/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
Pleasant View TownshipAnthony Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant View TownshipAnthony Township
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Pleasant View TownshipAnthony 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.

Pleasant View TownshipAnthony Township
People
Population 99Highest 43Lowest
Median age 44.7±5.7Highest 15% above MN 36.5±20.3Lowest 6% below MN
Pleasant View Township and Anthony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±16.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.3%±47.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±25.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 16.3%±62.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Highest MN: 39.4% 9.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 9.3%±24.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,542±$8kLowest 12% below MN $110,833±$3kHighest 24% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $175,000±$30kHighest 47% below MN $166,700±$26kLowest 49% below MN
Pleasant View Township and Anthony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $943Lowest 72% below MN $1,100Highest 67% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 14.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below MN 22 minHighest 5% below MN
Work from home 4.1%±14.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 12%±11Highest MN: 17.6%
Anthony Township and Pleasant View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ada (21%)Fargo (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Anthony Township5% work in Pleasant View Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 17.8 miHighest 14.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota 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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