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Potsdam Township vs Porter Township

12 miles apart in Dickey County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.6× in Porter Township) and conserved land (+26.5 pts in Potsdam Township).

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Potsdam Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 28 people
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Porter Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 25 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.

Potsdam TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.6% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Potsdam Township →
Porter TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.1% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Porter 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 worker12.6×
Porter Township is more of a job hub
Porter Township 1.64Potsdam Township 0.13
Conserved land+26.5 pts
Potsdam Township has more conserved land
Potsdam Township 43.6%Porter Township 17.1%
Typical home built33 yrs
Potsdam Township’s homes are older
Porter Township 2002Potsdam Township 1969
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
Potsdam TownshipPorter 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
Potsdam TownshipPorter Township
Trails25 mi26 mi
Conserved land43.6%17.1%
Community
Potsdam TownshipPorter 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.

Where they are

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Potsdam TownshipPorter TownshipPotsdam TownshipPorter Township
Potsdam Township ↔ Porter Township12 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Potsdam TownshipPorter Township
People
Population 28Highest 25Lowest
Median age 55.8±14.4Lowest 55% above ND 57.9±23.6Highest 61% above ND
Porter Township and Potsdam Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 17.9%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 48%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Porter Township and Potsdam Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 36%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 21.4%±50.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±56.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Potsdam Township and Porter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,300 47% below ND —
Below poverty line 39.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 32%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND 2002Highest 20 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 18.2%±50.8Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Potsdam 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 37.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (25%)Monango (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Porter TownshipFew work in Potsdam Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43.6%Highest 17.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.5 miLowest 25.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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