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Ryder Township vs Cameron Township

Next-door neighbors in Ward County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (5.9× in Cameron Township) and household income (2.5× in Cameron Township).

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Ryder Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 52 people
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Cameron Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 285 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Ryder Township and Cameron Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ryder TownshipCameron TownshipRyder TownshipCameron Township
Ryder Township ↔ Cameron Township6.1 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
Ryder TownshipCameron Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low0°F0°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Ryder TownshipCameron Township
Conserved land37.9%52.3%
Settled1906—
Archive photos1—
Community
Ryder TownshipCameron 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.

Ryder TownshipCameron Township
People
Population 52Lowest 285Highest
Median age 24±47.2Highest 33% below ND 17.8±10.1Lowest 50% below ND
Ryder Township and Cameron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50%±13.9Lowest ND: 23.5% 53%±83.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Cameron Township and Ryder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±66.6Lowest ND: 16.5% 2.5%±9.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Cameron Township and Ryder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.8%Lowest ND: 32.7% 79.2%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest ND: 7.6% 13.3%±11.1Highest ND: 7.6%
Cameron Township and Ryder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,893±$44kLowest 32% above ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $438,200±$96k 75% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $586Lowest 76% below ND $3,461Highest 40% above ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 2.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 19 yrs older than ND 2004Highest 22 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±47.6Lowest ND: 8.1% 41.8%±33.1Highest ND: 8.1%
Cameron Township and Ryder 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 30.8 miLowest 45.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (53%)Minot (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cameron TownshipFew work in Ryder Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.9%Lowest 52.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 25.4 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 mi 0.7 mi
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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