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Sterling Township vs Driscoll Township

Next-door neighbors in Burleigh County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+49.3 pts in Driscoll Township) and average commute (11 min in Sterling Township).

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Sterling Township, NDAn outdoors townBurleigh County · 151 people
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Driscoll Township, NDAn outdoors townBurleigh County · 109 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 →
Driscoll TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors76% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Driscoll 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.

Conserved land+49.3 pts
Driscoll Township has more conserved land
Driscoll Township 76%Sterling Township 26.7%
Average commute11 min
Sterling Township has the shorter commute
Driscoll Township 36 minSterling Township 24 min
Bachelor’s degree++17.5 pts
More adults in Sterling Township have a degree
Sterling Township 17.5%Driscoll Township 0%
Street grid+75%
Driscoll Township has the more walkable street grid
Driscoll Township 0.7Sterling Township 0.4
Homeowners+10.8 pts renters
Sterling Township has more renters
Driscoll Township 90.8%Sterling Township 80%
Jobs per worker+57%
Driscoll Township is more of a job hub
Driscoll Township 0.11Sterling Township 0.07
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sterling Township and Driscoll Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sterling TownshipDriscoll TownshipSterling TownshipDriscoll Township
Sterling Township ↔ Driscoll Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipDriscoll Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low2°F2°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Sterling TownshipDriscoll Township
Trails32 mi27 mi
Conserved land26.7%76%
Archive photos4—
Community
Sterling TownshipDriscoll 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.

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 TownshipDriscoll Township
People
Population 151Highest 109Lowest
Median age 47.5±20.7Lowest 32% above ND 72.2±19.6Highest 101% above ND
Driscoll 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% 3.7%±22.9Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sterling Township and Driscoll 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% 61.5%±32.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Driscoll 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±7.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±13Lowest ND: 7.6%
Sterling Township and Driscoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $45,972±$14k 40% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $472,700±$237k 89% above ND —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $758±$691 21% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $379 85% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Driscoll Township and Sterling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 51%Highest ND: 10.8% 4.6%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80%Lowest ND: 62.9% 90.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 16 yrs older than ND 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 36% above ND 36 minHighest 99% above ND
Work from home 0%±16.4 ND: 8.1% 0%±27.8 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (64%)Bismarck (59%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Driscoll TownshipFew work in Sterling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.7%Lowest 76%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.9 miHighest 26.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.7Highest
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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