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Rock Township vs Gates Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+100 pts in Gates Township) and street grid (5× in Gates Township).

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Rock Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 43 people
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Gates Township, NDAn outdoors townEddy County · 20 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.

Rock TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.6% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Rock Township →
Gates TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.5% conserved land17 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Gates 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.

Work from home+100 pts
More people work from home in Gates Township
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 0%
Street grid5×
Gates Township has the more walkable street grid
Gates Township 1.0Rock Township 0.2
Bachelor’s degree++62.8 pts
More adults in Gates Township have a degree
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 37.2%
Homeowners+36.4 pts renters
Rock Township has more renters
Gates Township 100%Rock Township 63.6%
Typical home built15 yrs
Gates Township’s homes are older
Rock Township 1953Gates Township 1938
Jobs per worker+58%
Gates Township is more of a job hub
Gates Township 0.19Rock Township 0.12
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rock Township and Gates Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rock TownshipGates TownshipRock TownshipGates Township
Rock Township ↔ Gates Township6.5 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
Rock TownshipGates Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th38th
Outdoors & history
Rock TownshipGates Township
Trails25 mi17 mi
Conserved land36.6%29.5%
Community
Rock TownshipGates 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.

Rock TownshipGates Township
People
Population 43Highest 20Lowest
Median age 58±5Lowest 62% above ND 59.1±1.4Highest 65% above ND
Gates Township and Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±65.8 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 27.9%±75.5Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Rock Township and Gates Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.2%Lowest ND: 32.7% 100%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±32.9 ND: 7.6% 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,750±$45k 29% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$48k 59% below ND —
Below poverty line 27.9%Lowest ND: 10.8% 45%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 29 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5Lowest ND: 8.1% 100%Highest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Totten (24%)New Rockford (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gates TownshipFew work in Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36.6%Highest 29.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 1.0Highest
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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