Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Harmony Township) and typical home built (60 yrs in Rush River Township).
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.
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Rush River TownshipHarmony Township
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People
Population50Lowest61Highest
Median age57.5±40.9Highest 60% above ND34±41.5Lowest 5% below ND
Rush River Township and Harmony 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%34.4%±39.5Highest ND: 23.5%
Harmony 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%16.4%±49.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Rush River Township and Harmony 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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