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Porter Township vs Wright Township

Next-door neighbors in Dickey County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.7× in Porter Township) and typical home built (64 yrs in Wright Township).

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Porter Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 25 people
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Wright Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 121 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 →
Wright TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.5% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wright 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 worker11.7×
Porter Township is more of a job hub
Porter Township 1.64Wright Township 0.14
Typical home built64 yrs
Wright Township’s homes are older
Porter Township 2002Wright Township 1938
Size4.8×
Wright Township is the bigger place
Wright Township 121Porter Township 25
★ What stands out · Where they are

Porter Township and Wright Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Porter TownshipWright TownshipPorter TownshipWright Township
Porter Township ↔ Wright Township7.5 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 TownshipWright 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 TownshipWright Township
Trails26 mi22 mi
Conserved land17.1%22.5%
Community
Porter TownshipWright 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 TownshipWright Township
People
Population 25Lowest 121Highest
Median age 57.9±23.6Lowest 61% above ND 61.8±14.8Highest 72% above ND
Wright Township and Porter 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% 14.9%±17.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Wright 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% 43.8%±28.7Lowest ND: 16.5%
Porter Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest ND: 32.7% 33%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±56.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±11.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $77,679±$46k about the ND average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $285,700±$246k 14% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,036 64% above ND
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%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 25%±31.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Wright Township and Porter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.64Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Monango (18%)Oakes (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wright TownshipFew work in Porter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.1%Lowest 22.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 25.9 miHighest 21.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
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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