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Steele vs LaMoure

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+14.2 pts in Steele) and street grid (2.1× in Steele).

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Steele, NDA regional job hubNorth Dakota · 757 people

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LaMoure, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 658 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.

SteeleA regional job hub

Work332 jobsbased in Steele, a regional job hub

HistorySettled in 18782 places on the National Register Housing$242K typical home17% below the ND typical home All about Steele →

LaMoureKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 91%of ND districts

HistorySettled in 18821 place on the National Register All about LaMoure →

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.

Work from home+14.2 pts

More people work from home in Steele

Steele 14.8%LaMoure 0.6%

Street grid2.1×

Steele has the more walkable street grid

Steele 172LaMoure 80.2

Average commute10 min

Steele has the shorter commute

LaMoure 22 minSteele 11 min

Growth since 2010+7.1 pts

Steele has grown faster since 2010

Steele -7%LaMoure -14.1%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Steele

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.

Down paymentRate%

Steele$1,440/mo

Typical home $242K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $824/mo · Housing →

LaMoure$920/mo

Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $922/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Steele and LaMoure.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–SteeleNot graded ALaMoureBetter than 91% of districts in the state

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

SteeleLaMoure

Snow a year49″46″

January low1°F -0°F

July high80°F 83°F

Growing season (days)139d 140d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th 62nd

Outdoors & history

SteeleLaMoure

Conserved land—0%

Settled1878 1882

National Register places2 1

Archive photos6 12

Famous people born here1 1

Community

SteeleLaMoure

Library hours a week34 hrs 39 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SteeleND LaMoureND

Steele ↔ LaMoure84 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

SteeleLaMoure

People

Population 757Highest 658Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7%Highest ND: +15.8% -14.1%Lowest ND: +15.8%

Median age 52.2±6.2Highest 45% above ND 49±5.1Lowest 36% above ND

Steele and LaMoure are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.3%±3.7Lowest ND: 23.5% 19.5%±4.4Highest ND: 23.5%

LaMoure and Steele are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 31.6%±6.8Highest ND: 16.5% 28.6%±2.4Lowest ND: 16.5%

Steele and LaMoure are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 26.6%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.5%±2.7Highest ND: 7.6%

LaMoure and Steele are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,329±$17kLowest 15% below ND $71,339±$17kHighest 7% below ND

LaMoure and Steele are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $161,000±$18kHighest 36% below ND $151,900±$44kLowest 39% below ND

Steele and LaMoure are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $824±$304Lowest 14% below ND $922±$307Highest 3% below ND

LaMoure and Steele are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,353Lowest 45% below ND $1,451Highest 41% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.9%±17.1Lowest ND: 38.9% 38.1%±20.7Highest ND: 38.9%

LaMoure and Steele are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.1%Highest ND: 10.8% 7.9%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 72.2%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969 13 yrs older than ND 1969 13 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 36% below ND 22 minHighest 22% above ND

Work from home 14.8%±8.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0.6%±0.9Lowest ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 27.5%Lowest 34.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.52Highest 1.22Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (18%)Fargo (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaMoureFew work in Steele

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 172Highest 80.2Lowest

Schools

School district —LAMOURE 8

High school in town —Lamoure High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.0

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Steele neighborsTown Square →

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LaMoure neighborsTown Square →

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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.