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Porter Township vs Maple Township

Next-door neighbors in Dickey County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.9× in Porter Township) and typical home built (64 yrs in Maple Township).

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Porter Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 25 people
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Maple Township, NDA small town of 48Dickey County · 48 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.

Porter TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.1% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Porter Township →
Maple TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsMaple Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maple 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.

Jobs per worker14.9×
Porter Township is more of a job hub
Porter Township 1.64Maple Township 0.11
Typical home built64 yrs
Maple Township’s homes are older
Porter Township 2002Maple Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++36 pts
More adults in Maple Township have a degree
Maple Township 72%Porter Township 36%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Porter Township and Maple Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Porter TownshipMaple TownshipPorter TownshipMaple Township
Porter Township ↔ Maple Township6.0 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
Porter TownshipMaple Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Porter TownshipMaple Township
Trails26 mi23 mi
Conserved land17.1%9.6%
Community
Porter TownshipMaple 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.

Porter TownshipMaple Township
People
Population 25Lowest 48Highest
Median age 57.9±23.6Highest 61% above ND 35.1±53Lowest about the ND average
Porter Township and Maple Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 47.9%±30.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Maple Township and Porter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 48%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 14.6%±65.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Porter Township and Maple Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Lowest ND: 32.7% 72%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±56.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±29.5 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 32%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 20 yrs newer than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±55.6 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Monango (18%)Oakes (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maple TownshipFew work in Porter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.1%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 25.9 miHighest 23.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
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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