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Rainbow Township vs Oliver Township

Next-door neighbors in Williams County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+31.1 pts in Rainbow Township) and street grid (2× in Rainbow Township).

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Rainbow Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams County
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Oliver Township, NDA small town of 26Williams County · 26 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.

Rainbow TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.9% conserved land28 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Rainbow Township →
Oliver TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsOliver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oliver 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.

Conserved land+31.1 pts
Rainbow Township has more conserved land
Rainbow Township 39.9%Oliver Township 8.8%
Street grid2×
Rainbow Township has the more walkable street grid
Rainbow Township 0.4Oliver Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rainbow Township and Oliver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rainbow TownshipOliver TownshipRainbow TownshipOliver Township
Rainbow Township ↔ Oliver 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
Rainbow TownshipOliver Township
Snow a year37″44″
January low-2°F2°F
July high79°F83°F
Growing season (days)124d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th4th
Outdoors & history
Rainbow TownshipOliver Township
Trails28 mi37 mi
Conserved land39.9%8.8%
Community
Rainbow TownshipOliver 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.

Rainbow TownshipOliver Township
People
Population 0Lowest 26Highest
Median age — 29.2±36.4 19% below ND
Kids under 18 — 46.2%±84 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 19.2%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 64.3% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 15.4%±41.2 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1977 5 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Williston (67%)Tioga Township (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oliver TownshipFew work in Rainbow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.9%Highest 8.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.0 miLowest 36.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.2Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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