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Sibley vs McClellan Township

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (135× in McClellan Township) and street grid (55.5× in Sibley).

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Sibley, NDA small town of 20North Dakota · 20 people
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McClellan Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 12 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.

SibleyA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsSibley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sibley →
McClellan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.9% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about McClellan 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.

Trails135×
McClellan Township has more miles of trail
McClellan Township 27.0 miSibley 0.2 mi
Street grid55.5×
Sibley has the more walkable street grid
Sibley 22.2McClellan Township 0.4
Conserved land+24.9 pts
McClellan Township has more conserved land
McClellan Township 24.9%Sibley 0%
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
SibleyMcClellan Township
Snow a year42″—
January low-3°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)128d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th39th
Outdoors & history
SibleyMcClellan Township
Trails—27 mi
Conserved land—24.9%
Settled1954—
Community
SibleyMcClellan 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.

Where they are

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SibleyNDMcClellan TownshipBenson County
Sibley ↔ McClellan Township92 miles apart
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.

SibleyMcClellan Township
People
Population 20Highest 12Lowest
Median age 64.5±9.2Highest 80% above ND 63.5±23.9Lowest 77% above ND
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10%±100Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 41.7%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Sibley and McClellan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest ND: 32.7% 8.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,875±$30kLowest 39% below ND $65,000±$42kHighest 15% below ND
McClellan Township and Sibley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $200,000±$53k 20% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,600 35% below ND —
Below poverty line 10%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 23 yrs older than ND 1950Lowest 32 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1% 16.7%±62.9Highest ND: 8.1%
McClellan Township and Sibley 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 41.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (30%)Maddock (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McClellan TownshipFew work in Sibley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 24.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 27.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi — 0.8 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.2Highest 0.4Lowest
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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