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Strabane Township vs Buckeye Township

124 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.2× in Strabane Township) and trails (3.2× in Buckeye Township).

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Strabane Township, NDA small town of 55Grand Forks County · 55 people
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Buckeye Township, NDAn outdoors townKidder County · 39 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.

Strabane TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsStrabane Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Strabane Township →
Buckeye TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors32.5% conserved land47 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Buckeye 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.

Jobs per worker5.2×
Strabane Township is more of a job hub
Strabane Township 1.40Buckeye Township 0.27
Trails3.2×
Buckeye Township has more miles of trail
Buckeye Township 47.4 miStrabane Township 14.9 mi
Conserved land+32.5 pts
Buckeye Township has more conserved land
Buckeye Township 32.5%Strabane Township 0%
Homeowners+17.4 pts renters
Buckeye Township has more renters
Strabane Township 55.9%Buckeye Township 38.5%
Street grid+75%
Strabane Township has the more walkable street grid
Strabane Township 0.7Buckeye Township 0.4
★ What stands out · 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
B−Strabane TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state –Buckeye TownshipNot graded
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
Strabane TownshipBuckeye Township
Snow a year48″49″
January low-3°F1°F
July high81°F80°F
Growing season (days)133d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th65th
Outdoors & history
Strabane TownshipBuckeye Township
Trails15 mi47 mi
Conserved land0%32.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Strabane TownshipBuckeye 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

124 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Strabane TownshipGrand Forks CountyBuckeye TownshipKidder County
Strabane Township ↔ Buckeye Township124 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.

Strabane TownshipBuckeye Township
People
Population 55Highest 39Lowest
Median age 46.2±19.5Highest 29% above ND 41±9.1Lowest 14% above ND
Strabane Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±42.3Lowest ND: 23.5% 28.2%±63.8Highest ND: 23.5%
Buckeye Township and Strabane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±49Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±88.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Strabane Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 42.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±25.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 5.1%±28.3Highest ND: 7.6%
Buckeye Township and Strabane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $118,542±$23k 55% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,700±$47k 3% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 14.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.9%Highest ND: 62.9% 38.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967 15 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 19.2%±19.4Lowest ND: 8.1% 39.1%±24.8Highest ND: 8.1%
Buckeye Township and Strabane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.40Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (47%)Steele (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Buckeye TownshipFew work in Strabane Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 32.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.9 miLowest 47.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district MIDWAY 128—
High school in town Midway High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 7.2 —
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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