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Stirton Township vs Sinclair Township

Next-door neighbors in Stutsman County. The biggest differences: typical home built (30 yrs in Stirton Township) and street grid (2× in Stirton Township).

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Stirton Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 47 people
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Sinclair Township, NDAn outdoors townStutsman County · 33 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.

Stirton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.1% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Stirton Township →
Sinclair TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.6% conserved land20 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sinclair 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.

Typical home built30 yrs
Stirton Township’s homes are older
Sinclair Township 1982Stirton Township 1952
Street grid2×
Stirton Township has the more walkable street grid
Stirton Township 0.4Sinclair Township 0.2
Conserved land+18.5 pts
Sinclair Township has more conserved land
Sinclair Township 41.6%Stirton Township 23.1%
Trails+85%
Stirton Township has more miles of trail
Stirton Township 36.3 miSinclair Township 19.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Sinclair Township

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.

Stirton Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Sinclair Township$2,070/mo
Typical home $306K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Sinclair Township and Stirton Township.

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.

Where they are

Stirton Township and Sinclair Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stirton TownshipSinclair TownshipStirton TownshipSinclair Township
Stirton Township ↔ Sinclair Township6.0 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
Stirton TownshipSinclair Township
Snow a year38″38″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
Stirton TownshipSinclair Township
Trails36 mi20 mi
Conserved land23.1%41.6%
Community
Stirton TownshipSinclair 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.

Stirton TownshipSinclair Township
People
Population 47Highest 33Lowest
Median age 2.7±23.3Lowest 92% below ND 59.2±68.1Highest 65% above ND
Sinclair Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 63.8%±73.9Highest ND: 23.5% 21.2%±84.3Lowest ND: 23.5%
Stirton Township and Sinclair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.5%±64.3Lowest ND: 16.5% 42.4%±91.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Sinclair Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% ND: 32.7% 0% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1Lowest ND: 7.6% 6.1%±33.6Highest ND: 7.6%
Sinclair Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,938±$41k 7% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$177kLowest 15% below ND $306,300±$63kHighest 23% above ND
Sinclair Township and Stirton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,450 41% below ND —
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 6.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 30 yrs older than ND 1982Highest same as ND
Getting to work
Work from home 30%±52Highest ND: 8.1% 21.4%±31.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Stirton Township and Sinclair Township 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 21.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jamestown (46%)Jamestown (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sinclair TownshipFew work in Stirton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.1%Lowest 41.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 36.3 miHighest 19.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.2Lowest
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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