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Sterling Township vs Casey Township

129 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+28.6 pts in Casey Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Casey Township).

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Sterling Township, NDAn outdoors townBurleigh County · 151 people
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Casey Township, NDAn outdoors townRansom County · 157 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.

Sterling TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.7% conserved land32 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sterling Township →
Casey TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors38.1% conserved land25 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Casey Township →
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.

Work from home+28.6 pts
More people work from home in Casey Township
Casey Township 28.6%Sterling Township 0%
Jobs per worker2.7×
Casey Township is more of a job hub
Casey Township 0.19Sterling Township 0.07
Typical home built32 yrs
Sterling Township’s homes are older
Casey Township 1998Sterling Township 1966
Conserved land+11.4 pts
Casey Township has more conserved land
Casey Township 38.1%Sterling Township 26.7%
Street grid+50%
Casey Township has the more walkable street grid
Casey Township 0.6Sterling Township 0.4
Homeowners+9.1 pts renters
Sterling Township has more renters
Casey Township 89.1%Sterling Township 80%
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
Sterling TownshipCasey Township
Snow a year45″47″
January low2°F-0°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th71st
Outdoors & history
Sterling TownshipCasey Township
Trails32 mi25 mi
Conserved land26.7%38.1%
Archive photos4—
Community
Sterling TownshipCasey 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

129 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sterling TownshipBurleigh CountyCasey TownshipRansom County
Sterling Township ↔ Casey Township129 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.

Sterling TownshipCasey Township
People
Population 151Lowest 157Highest
Median age 47.5±20.7Lowest 32% above ND 51.2±22.6Highest 43% above ND
Casey Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.8%±9Highest ND: 23.5% 26.1%±14.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sterling Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±16Lowest ND: 16.5% 36.3%±13.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Casey Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Lowest ND: 32.7% 18.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±7.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±9Lowest ND: 7.6%
Sterling Township and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $104,297±$42k 36% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $472,700±$237k 89% above ND —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $758±$691 21% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 51%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Lowest ND: 62.9% 89.1%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 16 yrs older than ND 1998Highest 16 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 36% above ND —
Work from home 0%±16.4Lowest ND: 8.1% 28.6%±11Highest ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 mi 24.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (64%)Gwinner (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Casey TownshipFew work in Sterling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.7%Lowest 38.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.9 miHighest 24.8 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 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
Schools
School district STERLING 35—
High school in town None in town—
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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