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Raymond Township vs Harmony Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: typical home built (45 yrs in Raymond Township) and street grid (2.3× in Raymond Township).

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Raymond Township, NDA small town of 171Cass County · 171 people
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Harmony Township, NDA small town of 61Cass County · 61 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.

Raymond TownshipA small town of 171
Quiet strengthsRaymond Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Raymond Township →
Harmony TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsHarmony Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmony Township →
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.

Typical home built45 yrs
Raymond Township’s homes are older
Harmony Township 1998Raymond Township 1953
Street grid2.3×
Raymond Township has the more walkable street grid
Raymond Township 0.9Harmony Township 0.4
Jobs per worker2.2×
Harmony Township is more of a job hub
Harmony Township 1.68Raymond Township 0.77
Home values+25%
Homes cost more in Harmony Township
Harmony Township $434,400Raymond Township $347,700
Size2.8×
Raymond Township is the bigger place
Raymond Township 171Harmony Township 61
Homeowners+12.9 pts renters
Raymond Township has more renters
Harmony Township 100%Raymond Township 87.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $940 more a month in Harmony Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Raymond Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $348K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →
Harmony Township$2,930/mo
Typical home $434K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $940 a month, about $11,300 a year, between Harmony Township and Raymond Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Raymond Township and Harmony Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raymond TownshipHarmony TownshipRaymond TownshipHarmony Township
Raymond Township ↔ Harmony Township7.0 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
Raymond TownshipHarmony Township
Snow a year51″37″
January low0°F-1°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd50th
Outdoors & history
Raymond TownshipHarmony Township
Trails28 mi36 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Raymond TownshipHarmony 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.

Raymond TownshipHarmony Township
People
Population 171Highest 61Lowest
Median age 53.6±21.9Highest 49% above ND 34±41.5Lowest 5% below ND
Raymond Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.8%±15Lowest ND: 23.5% 34.4%±39.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Harmony Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.6%±18.8Highest ND: 16.5% 16.4%±49.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Raymond Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 57.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.8%±14Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±23.2Lowest ND: 7.6%
Raymond Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $147,875±$87kLowest 93% above ND $188,125±$49kHighest 145% above ND
Harmony Township and Raymond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $347,700±$29kLowest 39% above ND $434,400±$27kHighest 74% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000 19% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 29 yrs older than ND 1998Highest 16 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 15% below ND —
Work from home 9.8%±11.1Highest ND: 8.1% 8.8%±15.6Lowest ND: 8.1%
Raymond Township and Harmony 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 8.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 1.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (62%)Fargo (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harmony TownshipFew work in Raymond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 28.2 miLowest 35.8 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 0.9Highest 0.4Lowest
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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