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Star Township vs Brandon Township

193 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+18.6 pts in Brandon Township).

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Star Township, NDA small town of 26Bowman County · 26 people
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Brandon Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 16 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
Star TownshipBrandon Township
Snow a year48″—
January low7°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)132d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th6th
Outdoors & history
Star TownshipBrandon Township
Conserved land1.9%20.5%
Community
Star TownshipBrandon Township
Library hours a week—27 hrs
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

193 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Star Township ↔ Brandon Township193 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.

Star TownshipBrandon Township
People
Population 26Highest 16Lowest
Median age 18.6±6Lowest 48% below ND 24.8±46.5Highest 31% below ND
Brandon Township and Star Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±100Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Star Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5% 18.8%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Brandon Township and Star Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3% ND: 32.7% 33.3% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±54.4Lowest ND: 7.6% 12.5%±63.4Highest ND: 7.6%
Brandon Township and Star Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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 83.3%±100Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±76.9Lowest ND: 8.1%
Star Township and Brandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.78Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowman (33%)Glenburn (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brandon TownshipFew work in Star Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 20.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 35.5 miHighest 31.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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