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Sverdrup Township vs Broadview Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: household income (3.9× in Broadview Township) and homeowners (+52.8 pts renters in Broadview Township).

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Sverdrup Township, NDA small town of 57Griggs County · 57 people
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Broadview Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 43 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.

Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 57
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup Township →
Broadview TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.7% conserved land26 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Broadview 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.

Household income3.9×
Households in Broadview Township earn more
Broadview Township $250,001Sverdrup Township $64,167
Homeowners+52.8 pts renters
Broadview Township has more renters
Sverdrup Township 77.8%Broadview Township 25%
Bachelor’s degree++46.3 pts
More adults in Broadview Township have a degree
Broadview Township 57.9%Sverdrup Township 11.6%
Street grid2×
Sverdrup Township has the more walkable street grid
Sverdrup Township 0.6Broadview Township 0.3
Jobs per worker+87%
Broadview Township is more of a job hub
Broadview Township 0.71Sverdrup Township 0.38
★ What stands out · Where they are

Sverdrup Township and Broadview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sverdrup TownshipBroadview TownshipSverdrup TownshipBroadview Township
Sverdrup Township ↔ Broadview Township6.4 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
Sverdrup TownshipBroadview Township
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipBroadview Township
Trails27 mi26 mi
Conserved land8%13.7%
Community
Sverdrup TownshipBroadview 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.

Sverdrup TownshipBroadview Township
People
Population 57Highest 43Lowest
Median age 57.5±25.5Highest 60% above ND 51.4±11.8Lowest 43% above ND
Sverdrup Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±49.1Highest ND: 23.5% 11.6%±58Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sverdrup Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±46Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±80.6Lowest ND: 16.5%
Sverdrup Township and Broadview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.6%Lowest ND: 32.7% 57.9%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.8 ND: 7.6% 0%±32.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,167±$47kLowest 16% below ND $250,001Highest 226% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$117k 37% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $200 92% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Highest ND: 62.9% 25%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 37 yrs older than ND 1949Highest 33 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 45%±49.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Broadview Township and Sverdrup 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 9.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (50%)Cooperstown (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Broadview TownshipFew work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8%Lowest 13.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 27.3 miHighest 26.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.3Lowest
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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