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Round Top Township vs Plainview Township Next-door neighbors in Stutsman County. The biggest differences: size (8.5× in Plainview Township) and street grid (4× in Plainview Township).
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.
Plainview Township A small town of 34
Quiet strengths Plainview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plainview 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.
★ What stands out · Where they are Round Top Township and Plainview Township share a border Straight-line miles between town centers.
Round Top Township ↔ Plainview Township 5.8 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
Outdoors & history
Community
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
4 Lowest 34 Highest
Median age
— 8.5 ±19.2 76% below ND
Kids under 18
0% ±100 Lowest ND: 23.5% 58.8% ±58.3 Highest ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
0% ±100 ND: 16.5% 0% ±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
100% Highest ND: 32.7% 78.6% Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±100 ND: 7.6% 0% ±41.6 ND: 7.6%
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 0% ±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line
100% Highest ND: 10.8% 0% Lowest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest ND: 62.9% 75% Lowest ND: 62.9%
Work from home
0% ±100 ND: 8.1% 0% ±71.4 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
21.8 mi Highest 20.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.45 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Jamestown (80%) Jamestown (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Plainview Township Few work in Round Top Township
Conserved landshare of the town
53.6% Highest 5.1% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
19.8 mi Lowest 32.1 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.6 mi Lowest 0.9 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.1 Lowest 0.4 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Round Top Township or Plainview Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Round Top Township? → Moving to Round Top Township: what should I know? →
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Plainview Township or Round Top Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Plainview Township? → Moving to Plainview Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Plainview Township’s Town Square.
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Bordering Round Top Township 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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