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Roland TownshipDalen Township

People

Population 777Highest 73Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3% ND: +15.8% —

Median age 61.1±6.3Lowest 70% above ND 69.8±22.5Highest 94% above ND

Dalen Township and Roland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 7.7%±4.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 13.7%±39.5Highest ND: 23.5%

Dalen Township and Roland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 40.8%±8.2Lowest ND: 16.5% 76.7%±31.3Highest ND: 16.5%

Dalen Township and Roland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 36.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±4.2Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±19.4Lowest ND: 7.6%

Roland Township and Dalen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $111,667±$24k 46% above ND —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $390,900±$166k 56% above ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,568 4% above ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 ND: 38.9%

Below poverty line 5%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98.9%Highest ND: 62.9% 75.9%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 8 yrs newer than ND 1993Highest 11 yrs newer than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 min 50% above ND —

Work from home 0%±2.5 ND: 8.1% 0%±55.6 ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 3.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.48Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bottineau (37%)Bottineau (36%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dalen TownshipFew work in Roland Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 18.2%Lowest 29.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 27.3 miLowest 50.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 0.6Lowest

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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