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Summit Township vs Tepee Butte Township 290 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Summit Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Summit Township).
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.
Summit Township A small town of 202
Quiet strengths Summit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Township →
Tepee Butte Township A small town of 98
Quiet strengths Tepee Butte Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tepee Butte 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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 290 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Summit Township ↔ Tepee Butte Township 290 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
202 Highest 98 Lowest
Median age
77.1 ±23.6 Highest 115% above ND 75.3 ±3.8 Lowest 110% above ND
Kids under 18
12.9% ±15.1 Highest ND: 23.5% 0% ±28.9 Lowest ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
58.4% ±20.7 Lowest ND: 16.5% 85.7% ±9 Highest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.6% Lowest ND: 32.7% 36.7% Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±7 ND: 7.6% 0% ±14.4 ND: 7.6%
Household incomemedian
$90,938 ±$28k Highest 19% above ND $74,167 ±$51k Lowest 3% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$172,400 ±$65k 31% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,726 Highest 10% above ND $1,200 Lowest 51% below ND
Below poverty line
0% Lowest ND: 10.8% 8.2% Highest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1983 Highest 1 yr newer than ND
Work from home
0% ±17.5 ND: 8.1% 0% ±62.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
1.2% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
12.3 mi Lowest 30.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.56 Highest 0.08 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Wahpeton (27%) New England (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Tepee Butte Township Few work in Summit Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 1.2% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
22.5 mi Lowest 36.9 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.4 mi Lowest 1.0 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.8 Highest 0.5 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Getting to Know Summit Summit Township or Tepee Butte Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Summit Township? → Moving to Summit Township: what should I know? →
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Tepee Butte Township or Summit Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Tepee Butte Township? → Moving to Tepee Butte Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Summit Township Towns like Summit Township 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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