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Rush River Township vs Gunkel Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+32.5 pts in Rush River Township) and size (3.1× in Gunkel Township).

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Rush River Township, NDA small town of 50Cass County · 50 people
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Gunkel Township, NDA small town of 156Cass County · 156 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.

Rush River TownshipA small town of 50
Quiet strengthsRush River Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Gunkel TownshipA small town of 156
Quiet strengthsGunkel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gunkel Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Bachelor’s degree++32.5 pts
More adults in Rush River Township have a degree
Rush River Township 42%Gunkel Township 9.5%
Size3.1×
Gunkel Township is the bigger place
Gunkel Township 156Rush River Township 50
Trails+57%
Gunkel Township has more miles of trail
Gunkel Township 38.7 miRush River Township 24.7 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rush River Township and Gunkel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rush River TownshipGunkel TownshipRush River TownshipGunkel Township
Rush River Township ↔ Gunkel Township5.7 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
Rush River TownshipGunkel Township
Snow a year37″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th47th
Outdoors & history
Rush River TownshipGunkel Township
Trails25 mi39 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Rush River TownshipGunkel 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.

Rush River TownshipGunkel Township
People
Population 50Lowest 156Highest
Median age 57.5±40.9Highest 60% above ND 21.5±22.4Lowest 40% below ND
Rush River Township and Gunkel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±56.6Lowest ND: 23.5% 33.3%±10.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Gunkel 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% 0%±22.2Lowest ND: 16.5%
Rush River Township and Gunkel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42%Highest ND: 32.7% 9.5%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±9.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $400,000±$72k 60% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,385Highest 3% below ND $2,250Lowest 9% below ND
Below poverty line 38%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND 1938 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 17% below ND
Work from home 0%±32.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 25.9%±25.3Highest ND: 8.1%
Gunkel Township and Rush River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (46%)Fargo (62%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gunkel TownshipFew work in Rush River Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 24.7 miLowest 38.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
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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