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Ransom Township vs Cayuga

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (24.2× in Cayuga) and trails (22.9× in Ransom Township).

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Ransom Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 123 people
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Cayuga, NDA small town of 30North Dakota · 30 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.

Ransom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ransom Township →
CayugaA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsCayuga doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cayuga →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid24.2×
Cayuga has the more walkable street grid
Cayuga 12.1Ransom Township 0.5
Trails22.9×
Ransom Township has more miles of trail
Ransom Township 16.0 miCayuga 0.7 mi
Median age47.6 yrs
Cayuga skews older
Cayuga 61.5Ransom Township 13.9
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $2,286Cayuga $1,000
Bachelor’s degree++36.9 pts
More adults in Ransom Township have a degree
Ransom Township 54.1%Cayuga 17.2%
Typical home built44 yrs
Cayuga’s homes are older
Ransom Township 1988Cayuga 1944
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ransom Township and Cayuga share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ransom TownshipCayugaRansom TownshipCayuga
Ransom Township ↔ Cayuga2.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
Ransom TownshipCayuga
Snow a year45″—
January low0°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)135d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th40th
Outdoors & history
Ransom TownshipCayuga
Trails16 mi—
Conserved land50.1%—
Settled—1887
Community
Ransom TownshipCayuga
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.

Ransom TownshipCayuga
People
Population 123Highest 30Lowest
Median age 13.9±31.9Lowest 61% below ND 61.5±2.6Highest 71% above ND
Kids under 18 50.4%±8.4Highest ND: 23.5% 3.3%±88.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Ransom Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±23.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 33.3%±95.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Cayuga and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 17.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.5 ND: 7.6% 0%±47.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $179,375±$169kHighest 134% above ND $63,750±$23kLowest 17% below ND
Ransom Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,300±$31k 33% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,286Highest 7% below ND $1,000Lowest 59% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 20%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 6 yrs newer than ND 1944Lowest 38 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 17% below ND —
Work from home 6%±7.3Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Ransom Township and Cayuga 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 42.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (21%)Gwinner (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CayugaFew work in Ransom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.1%Highest 21.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 12.1Highest
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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