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Spring Grove Township vs Cayuga

189 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (45.7× in Spring Grove Township) and street grid (24.2× in Cayuga).

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Spring Grove Township, NDAn outdoors townMcHenry County · 34 people
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Cayuga, NDA small town of 30North Dakota · 30 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.

Spring Grove TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.7% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Spring Grove Township →
CayugaA small town of 30
Quiet strengthsCayuga doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cayuga →
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.

Trails45.7×
Spring Grove Township has more miles of trail
Spring Grove Township 32.0 miCayuga 0.7 mi
Street grid24.2×
Cayuga has the more walkable street grid
Cayuga 12.1Spring Grove Township 0.5
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 Grove TownshipCayuga
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th40th
Outdoors & history
Spring Grove TownshipCayuga
Trails32 mi—
Conserved land24.7%—
Settled—1887
Community
Spring Grove TownshipCayuga
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

189 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Grove TownshipMcHenry CountyCayugaND
Spring Grove Township ↔ Cayuga189 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 Grove TownshipCayuga
People
Population 34Highest 30Lowest
Median age 61.4±3.7Lowest 71% above ND 61.5±2.6Highest 71% above ND
Cayuga and Spring Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±83.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 3.3%±88.4Highest ND: 23.5%
Cayuga and Spring Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.3%±88.5Highest ND: 16.5% 33.3%±95.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
Spring Grove Township and Cayuga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 17.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±47.1 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $63,750±$23k 17% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,000 59% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 20%Highest 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 1944Highest 38 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 72.7%±61.8Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Spring Grove Township and Cayuga 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 27.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Velva (29%)Gwinner (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CayugaFew work in Spring Grove Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.7%Highest 21.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 32.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 12.1Highest
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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