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Ryan Township vs LaMoure

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (100.3× in LaMoure) and trails (12.9× in Ryan Township).

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Ryan Township, NDAn outdoors townLaMoure County · 47 people
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LaMoure, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 658 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.

Ryan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.4% conserved land19 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Ryan Township →
LaMoureKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 91%of ND districts HistorySettled in 18821 place on the National Register All about LaMoure →
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.

Street grid100.3×
LaMoure has the more walkable street grid
LaMoure 80.2Ryan Township 0.8
Trails12.9×
Ryan Township has more miles of trail
Ryan Township 19.4 miLaMoure 1.5 mi
Size14×
LaMoure is the bigger place
LaMoure 658Ryan Township 47
Age 65++56.5 pts
Ryan Township has more people 65 and up
Ryan Township 85.1%LaMoure 28.6%
Median age27 yrs
Ryan Township skews older
Ryan Township 76LaMoure 49
Jobs per worker4.2×
LaMoure is more of a job hub
LaMoure 1.22Ryan Township 0.29
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ryan Township and LaMoure share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ryan TownshipLaMoureRyan TownshipLaMoure
Ryan Township ↔ LaMoure4.8 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
–Ryan TownshipNot graded ALaMoureBetter than 91% of districts in the state
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
Ryan TownshipLaMoure
Snow a year46″46″
January low-0°F-0°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Ryan TownshipLaMoure
Trails19 mi2 mi
Conserved land27.4%0%
Settled—1882
National Register places—1
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—1
Community
Ryan TownshipLaMoure
Library hours a week—39 hrs
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.

Ryan TownshipLaMoure
People
Population 47Lowest 658Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.1% ND: +15.8%
Median age 76±5.7Highest 112% above ND 49±5.1Lowest 36% above ND
Kids under 18 0%±60.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 19.5%±4.4Highest ND: 23.5%
LaMoure and Ryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 85.1%±53.1Highest ND: 16.5% 28.6%±2.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.3%Lowest ND: 32.7% 26.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.5%±2.7Highest ND: 7.6%
LaMoure and Ryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $71,339±$17k 7% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $151,900±$44k 39% below ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $922±$307 3% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,469Highest 40% below ND $1,451Lowest 41% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 38.1%±20.7Lowest ND: 38.9%
Ryan Township and LaMoure are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Highest ND: 10.8% 7.9%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Highest ND: 62.9% 72.2%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 8 yrs older than ND 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 22% above ND
Work from home 29.4%±33.3Highest ND: 8.1% 0.6%±0.9Lowest ND: 8.1%
Ryan Township and LaMoure are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 34.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 1.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town LaMoure (32%)Fargo (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 32% work in LaMoureFew work in Ryan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 19.4 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 80.2Highest
Schools
School district —LAMOURE 8
High school in town —Lamoure High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.0
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Ryan Township

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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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