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.

Where they are

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SelfridgeND Alex TownshipMcKenzie County

Selfridge ↔ Alex Township175 miles apart

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

SelfridgeAlex Township

People

Population 198Lowest 343Highest

Median age 32.9±12.4Highest 8% below ND 32.8±11.6Lowest 9% below ND

Selfridge and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.3%±8.8Highest ND: 23.5% 23%±11.8Lowest ND: 23.5%

Selfridge and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 29.3%±16.4Highest ND: 16.5% 8.2%±8.9Lowest ND: 16.5%

Selfridge and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 6.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 1.5%±1.8Highest ND: 7.6%

Alex Township and Selfridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,250±$11kLowest 27% below ND $75,870±$13kHighest about the ND average

Alex Township and Selfridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,600±$29k 72% below ND —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $492±$187Lowest 48% below ND $1,173±$564Highest 23% above ND

Alex Township and Selfridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $223 91% below ND —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±69.3Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±34.5Lowest ND: 38.9%

Selfridge and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest ND: 10.8% 20.1%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Highest ND: 62.9% 45.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 11 yrs older than ND 2014Highest 32 yrs newer than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 12% above ND 19 minLowest 8% above ND

Work from home 2.7%±3.3Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±7.7Lowest ND: 8.1%

Selfridge and Alex Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Lowest 2.64Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cannon Ball (27%)Williston (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alex TownshipFew work in Selfridge

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.7 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.4Highest 1.1Lowest

Schools

School district SELFRIDGE 8—

High school in town Selfridge High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 4.3 —

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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