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Sauter Township vs Shepherd Township

Next-door neighbors in Walsh County. The biggest differences: household income (2.6× in Shepherd Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+49.7 pts in Sauter Township).

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Sauter Township, NDAn outdoors townWalsh County · 17 people
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Shepherd Township, NDAn outdoors townWalsh County · 49 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.

Sauter TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors68.2% conserved land35 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sauter Township →
Shepherd TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.7% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Shepherd 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.

Household income2.6×
Households in Shepherd Township earn more
Shepherd Township $144,375Sauter Township $55,000
Bachelor’s degree++49.7 pts
More adults in Sauter Township have a degree
Sauter Township 70.6%Shepherd Township 20.9%
Size2.9×
Shepherd Township is the bigger place
Shepherd Township 49Sauter Township 17
Street grid+50%
Shepherd Township has the more walkable street grid
Shepherd Township 0.3Sauter Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sauter Township and Shepherd Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sauter TownshipShepherd TownshipSauter TownshipShepherd Township
Sauter Township ↔ Shepherd Township6.5 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
Sauter TownshipShepherd Township
Snow a year35″35″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Sauter TownshipShepherd Township
Trails35 mi27 mi
Conserved land68.2%69.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Sauter TownshipShepherd 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.

Sauter TownshipShepherd Township
People
Population 17Lowest 49Highest
Median age 74.4±0.6Highest 107% above ND 58.4±17.4Lowest 63% above ND
Sauter Township and Shepherd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5% 12.2%±55.4Highest ND: 23.5%
Shepherd Township and Sauter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 82.4%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 30.6%±54Lowest ND: 16.5%
Sauter Township and Shepherd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 20.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±83.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±28.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,000±$32kLowest 28% below ND $144,375±$53kHighest 88% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $115,600±$30k 54% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $950 62% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 4.1%Highest 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 — 46 min 155% above ND
Work from home — 0%±40 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.3 miHighest 35.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Grafton (29%)Park River (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shepherd TownshipFew work in Sauter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 68.2%Lowest 69.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miHighest 26.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.3Highest
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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