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Randolph Township vs Charbon Township

Next-door neighbors in McKenzie County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.5× in Charbon Township) and conserved land (+23.1 pts in Randolph Township).

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Randolph Township, NDAn outdoors townMcKenzie County · 9 people
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Charbon Township, NDA small town of 0McKenzie County
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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.

Randolph TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.7% conserved land23 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Randolph Township →
Charbon TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsCharbon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Charbon 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.

Street grid3.5×
Charbon Township has the more walkable street grid
Charbon Township 0.7Randolph Township 0.2
Conserved land+23.1 pts
Randolph Township has more conserved land
Randolph Township 27.7%Charbon Township 4.6%
Trails+56%
Charbon Township has more miles of trail
Charbon Township 36.0 miRandolph Township 23.1 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Randolph Township and Charbon Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Randolph TownshipCharbon TownshipRandolph TownshipCharbon Township
Randolph Township ↔ Charbon Township5.7 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
Randolph TownshipCharbon Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)135d135d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Randolph TownshipCharbon Township
Trails23 mi36 mi
Conserved land27.7%4.6%
Community
Randolph TownshipCharbon 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.

Randolph TownshipCharbon Township
People
Population 9Highest 0Lowest
Median age 77.5±14.1 116% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±100 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 77.8%±100 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 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 — 1954 28 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 35.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 2.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Town (11%)Williston (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Charbon TownshipFew work in Randolph Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.7%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 23.1 miLowest 36.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 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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