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Rye Township vs Blooming Township

Next-door neighbors in Grand Forks County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+83% in Rye Township) and typical home built (27 yrs in Blooming Township).

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Rye Township, NDA small town of 472Grand Forks County · 472 people
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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 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.

Rye TownshipA small town of 472
Quiet strengthsRye Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rye Township →
Blooming TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.4% conserved land13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Blooming Township →
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.

Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Rye Township
Rye Township $2,747Blooming Township $1,500
Typical home built27 yrs
Blooming Township’s homes are older
Rye Township 2004Blooming Township 1977
Conserved land+15.9 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Rye Township 8.5%
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Blooming Township has more renters
Rye Township 98%Blooming Township 89.1%
Average commute4 min
Blooming Township has the shorter commute
Rye Township 37 minBlooming Township 33 min
Size2×
Rye Township is the bigger place
Rye Township 472Blooming Township 235
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Rye Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Rye Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $353K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →
Blooming Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Rye Township and Blooming Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Rye Township and Blooming Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rye TownshipBlooming TownshipRye TownshipBlooming Township
Rye Township ↔ Blooming Township5.5 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
Rye TownshipBlooming Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)133d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd68th
Outdoors & history
Rye TownshipBlooming Township
Trails13 mi13 mi
Conserved land8.5%24.4%
Community
Rye TownshipBlooming 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.

Rye TownshipBlooming Township
People
Population 472Highest 235Lowest
Median age 44.3±19Highest 23% above ND 41.2±12.6Lowest 15% above ND
Rye Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±7.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 28.1%±7.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.1%±7.3Lowest ND: 16.5% 8.1%±11.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 29%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±4Highest ND: 7.6% 0.4%±4.4Lowest ND: 7.6%
Rye Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,096±$43kHighest 76% above ND $98,750±$36kLowest 29% above ND
Rye Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $352,900±$126kHighest 41% above ND $269,400±$33kLowest 8% above ND
Rye Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,747Highest 11% above ND $1,500Lowest 39% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 20%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 1.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98%Highest ND: 62.9% 89.1%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 22 yrs newer than ND 1977Lowest 5 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 108% above ND 33 minLowest 84% above ND
Work from home 2.1%±1.6Lowest ND: 8.1% 3%±3.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Blooming Township and Rye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (71%)Grand Forks (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blooming TownshipFew work in Rye Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.5%Lowest 24.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.7 miLowest 13.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.0Lowest
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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