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Soo Township vs Star Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+30.5 pts in Soo Township) and street grid (+75% in Soo Township).

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Soo Township, NDAn outdoors townBurke County · 35 people
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Star Township, NDA small town of 26Bowman County · 26 people
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.

Star TownshipA small town of 26
Quiet strengthsStar Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Star 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.

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
Soo TownshipStar Township
Snow a year—48″
January low—7°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—132d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th27th
Outdoors & history
Soo TownshipStar Township
Conserved land32.4%1.9%
Community
Soo TownshipStar 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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Soo Township ↔ Star Township192 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.

Soo TownshipStar Township
People
Population 35Highest 26Lowest
Median age 14.8±4.3Lowest 59% below ND 18.6±6Highest 48% below ND
Star Township and Soo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 57.1%±57.4Highest ND: 23.5% 30.8%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Soo Township and Star Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±99 ND: 16.5% 0%±100 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40%Highest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±40.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±54.4 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±71.4Lowest ND: 8.1% 83.3%±100Highest ND: 8.1%
Star Township and Soo 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 70.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (29%)Bowman (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Star TownshipFew work in Soo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.4%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.7 miLowest 35.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 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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