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Solon Township vs Walker Township

Next-door neighbors in Hettinger County. The biggest differences: median age (33.8 yrs in Walker Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+31.7 pts in Solon Township).

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Solon Township, NDA small town of 32Hettinger County · 32 people
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Walker Township, NDA small town of 23Hettinger County · 23 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.

Solon TownshipA small town of 32
Quiet strengthsSolon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Walker TownshipA small town of 23
Quiet strengthsWalker Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walker 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.

Median age33.8 yrs
Walker Township skews older
Walker Township 60.3Solon Township 26.5
Bachelor’s degree++31.7 pts
More adults in Solon Township have a degree
Solon Township 70.8%Walker Township 39.1%
Homeowners+30.8 pts renters
Walker Township has more renters
Solon Township 100%Walker Township 69.2%
Street grid+50%
Solon Township has the more walkable street grid
Solon Township 0.3Walker Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Solon Township and Walker Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Solon TownshipWalker TownshipSolon TownshipWalker Township
Solon Township ↔ Walker Township6.8 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
Solon TownshipWalker Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low3°F3°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th12th
Outdoors & history
Solon TownshipWalker Township
Trails35 mi38 mi
Conserved land1%4.9%
Community
Solon TownshipWalker 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.

Solon TownshipWalker Township
People
Population 32Highest 23Lowest
Median age 26.5±0.3Lowest 26% below ND 60.3±0.6Highest 68% above ND
Kids under 18 25%±84.1Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Solon Township and Walker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100 ND: 16.5% 0%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70.8%Highest ND: 32.7% 39.1%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±44.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±61.5 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 69.2%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1954 28 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 43.5%±31.6Highest ND: 8.1%
Walker Township and Solon Township 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 68.3 miHighest 38.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Watford City (20%)Mott (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walker TownshipFew work in Solon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 34.9 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Highest 0.2Lowest
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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