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.

Down paymentRate%

Rugby$1,280/mo

Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

Meyer Township$2,520/mo

Typical home $453K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

The difference: $1,240 a month, about $14,900 a year, between Meyer Township and Rugby.

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

Rugby and Meyer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RugbyMeyer Township

Rugby ↔ Meyer Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B+RugbyBetter than 69% of districts in the state –Meyer TownshipNot graded

Health

BRugbyHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns –Meyer TownshipNot graded

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

RugbyMeyer Township

Snow a year43″43″

January low-4°F -4°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)129d 129d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th 11th

Outdoors & history

RugbyMeyer Township

Trails0 mi 28 mi

Conserved land0.9%37%

Settled1886 —

National Register places4 —

Community

RugbyMeyer Township

Library hours a week46 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

RugbyMeyer Township

People

Population 2,481Highest 155Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.8% ND: +15.8% —

Median age 40.1±4Highest 12% above ND 17±33.6Lowest 53% below ND

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

Kids under 18 18.4%±4Lowest ND: 23.5% 50.3%±17.9Highest ND: 23.5%

Age 65+ 25.4%±3.2Highest ND: 16.5% 13.5%±23.6Lowest ND: 16.5%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 37.7%Highest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±3.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±9.1Lowest ND: 7.6%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,365±$11kLowest 34% below ND $141,319±$58kHighest 84% above ND

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,800±$36kLowest 47% below ND $452,800±$129kHighest 81% above ND

Rentmedian gross, monthly $853±$18 11% below ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,554Lowest 37% below ND $1,736Highest 30% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.8%±23.5 ND: 38.9% —

Below poverty line 13%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 10 yrs older than ND 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 11 min 36% below ND —

Work from home 5.4%±3.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 32.1%±36.5Highest ND: 8.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 44.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (5%)Rugby (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meyer Township41% work in Rugby

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 37%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 28.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.6Highest 0.6Lowest

Schools

School district RUGBY 5—

High school in town Rugby High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.5 —

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Rugby vs Meyer Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,240 more a month in Meyer Township

Rugby and Meyer Township share a border

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