12 miles apart in Cass County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (36.5× in Bell Township) and typical home built (42 yrs in Rush River Township).
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.
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.
Where they are
12 miles apart
Straight-line miles between town centers.
Rush River TownshipBell Township
Rush River Township ↔ Bell Township12 miles apart · Same county
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.
Rush River TownshipBell Township
Your priorities
People
Population50Highest40Lowest
Median age57.5±40.9Lowest 60% above ND58.5±13.2Highest 63% above ND
Bell Township and Rush River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±56.6Lowest ND: 23.5%20%±70.3Highest ND: 23.5%
Bell Township and Rush River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+38%±85Highest ND: 16.5%20%±79.5Lowest ND: 16.5%
Rush River Township and Bell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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