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Sharon Township vs Lenora Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+26.7 pts renters in Lenora Township) and trails (+92% in Lenora Township).

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Sharon Township, NDAn outdoors townSteele County · 27 people
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Lenora Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 55 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.

Sharon TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.2% conserved land13 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sharon Township →
Lenora TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.8% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Lenora 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.

Homeowners+26.7 pts renters
Lenora Township has more renters
Sharon Township 100%Lenora Township 73.3%
Trails+92%
Lenora Township has more miles of trail
Lenora Township 25.7 miSharon Township 13.4 mi
Typical home built18 yrs
Sharon Township’s homes are older
Lenora Township 1981Sharon Township 1963
Jobs per worker+58%
Lenora Township is more of a job hub
Lenora Township 0.30Sharon Township 0.19
Size2×
Lenora Township is the bigger place
Lenora Township 55Sharon Township 27
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sharon Township and Lenora Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sharon TownshipLenora TownshipSharon TownshipLenora Township
Sharon Township ↔ Lenora Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Sharon Township$840/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Lenora Township$740/mo
Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Sharon Township and Lenora 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.

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
Sharon TownshipLenora Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th76th
Outdoors & history
Sharon TownshipLenora Township
Trails13 mi26 mi
Conserved land17.2%12.8%
Settled1896—
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Sharon TownshipLenora 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.

Sharon TownshipLenora Township
People
Population 27Lowest 55Highest
Median age 38.8±18.6Lowest 8% above ND 62.4±7.1Highest 74% above ND
Lenora Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.8%±91.7Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±51.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sharon Township and Lenora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 25.5%±57.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Lenora Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 40%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.4%±38.4Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±25.7Lowest ND: 7.6%
Sharon Township and Lenora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$112kLowest 50% below ND $127,300±$67kHighest 49% below ND
Lenora Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $818 67% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 14.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 73.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 19 yrs older than ND 1981Highest 1 yr older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±55.6 ND: 8.1% 0%±24.4 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hatton (13%)Cooperstown (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lenora TownshipFew work in Sharon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.2%Highest 12.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miLowest 25.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
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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