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Prophets Township vs Dewey Township

125 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+33.1 pts in Prophets Township) and street grid (4× in Dewey Township).

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Prophets Township, NDAn outdoors townSheridan County · 33 people
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Dewey Township, NDAn outdoors townWalsh County · 22 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.

Prophets TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors66.7% conserved land28 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Prophets Township →
Dewey TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.2% conserved land31 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dewey 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.

Work from home+33.1 pts
More people work from home in Prophets Township
Prophets Township 78.6%Dewey Township 45.5%
Street grid4×
Dewey Township has the more walkable street grid
Dewey Township 0.4Prophets Township 0.1
Conserved land+40.5 pts
Prophets Township has more conserved land
Prophets Township 66.7%Dewey Township 26.2%
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
Prophets TownshipDewey Township
Snow a year44″35″
January low1°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)136d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th23rd
Outdoors & history
Prophets TownshipDewey Township
Trails28 mi31 mi
Conserved land66.7%26.2%
Community
Prophets TownshipDewey 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

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prophets TownshipSheridan CountyDewey TownshipWalsh County
Prophets Township ↔ Dewey Township125 miles apart
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.

Prophets TownshipDewey Township
People
Population 33Highest 22Lowest
Median age 36.8±58.3Highest about the ND average 35.3±4.6Lowest about the ND average
Prophets Township and Dewey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±84.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 40.9%±100Highest ND: 23.5%
Dewey Township and Prophets Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.2%±96.2Highest ND: 16.5% 9.1%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Prophets Township and Dewey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest ND: 32.7% 15.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 13.6%±47.4Highest ND: 7.6%
Dewey Township and Prophets Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,938±$82k 12% above 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 1988Highest 6 yrs newer than ND 1980Lowest 2 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 78.6%±49.5Highest ND: 8.1% 45.5%Lowest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town McClusky (33%)Grafton (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dewey TownshipFew work in Prophets Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 66.7%Highest 26.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.9 miLowest 31.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.4Highest
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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