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Spring Creek Township vs Eldon Township

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (6.8× in Spring Creek Township) and work from home (+40.4 pts in Eldon Township).

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Spring Creek Township, NDAn outdoors townBarnes County · 68 people
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Eldon Township, NDAn outdoors townBenson County · 48 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $810 more a month in Eldon Township

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.

Spring Creek Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Eldon Township$2,210/mo
Typical home $418K (Census) · tax rate 0.06% · Housing →

The difference: $810 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Eldon Township and Spring Creek 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
Spring Creek TownshipEldon Township
Snow a year47″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th39th
Outdoors & history
Spring Creek TownshipEldon Township
Conserved land21.6%37.2%
Community
Spring Creek TownshipEldon 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

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Creek Township ↔ Eldon Township113 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.

Spring Creek TownshipEldon Township
People
Population 68Highest 48Lowest
Median age 33.5±24.8Highest 7% below ND 33±3.7Lowest 8% below ND
Spring Creek Township and Eldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.9%±40.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 27.1%±56.9Highest ND: 23.5%
Eldon Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.8%±44.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 10.4%±59.3Highest ND: 16.5%
Eldon Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.1%Highest ND: 32.7% 40%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.8%±25.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±29.5Lowest ND: 7.6%
Spring Creek Township and Eldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,179±$31kHighest 63% above ND $103,269±$574Lowest 35% above ND
Spring Creek Township and Eldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,300±$63kLowest 4% below ND $418,200±$80kHighest 67% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 29% below ND $256Lowest 90% below ND
Below poverty line 10.3%Highest ND: 10.8% 2.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1968Highest 14 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 6%±9.1Lowest ND: 8.1% 46.4%±22.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Valley City (30%)Leeds (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eldon TownshipFew work in Spring Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.6%Lowest 37.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.1 miHighest 14.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest
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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