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Sverdrup Township vs Sharon

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (29.2× in Sharon) and trails (24.8× in Sverdrup Township).

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Sverdrup Township, NDA small town of 57Griggs County · 57 people
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Sharon, NDAn outdoors townNorth Dakota · 101 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 →
SharonAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.6% conserved land1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sharon →
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.

Street grid29.2×
Sharon has the more walkable street grid
Sharon 17.5Sverdrup Township 0.6
Trails24.8×
Sverdrup Township has more miles of trail
Sverdrup Township 27.3 miSharon 1.1 mi
Property tax bill5.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Sharon
Sharon $1,110Sverdrup Township $200
Typical home built33 yrs
Sverdrup Township’s homes are older
Sharon 1978Sverdrup Township 1945
Jobs per worker2.1×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.38Sharon 0.18
Conserved land+11.6 pts
Sharon has more conserved land
Sharon 19.6%Sverdrup Township 8%
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 TownshipSharon
Snow a year42″42″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)128d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th48th
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipSharon
Trails27 mi1 mi
Conserved land8%19.6%
Settled—1896
Community
Sverdrup TownshipSharon
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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sverdrup TownshipSharonSverdrup TownshipSharon
Sverdrup Township ↔ Sharon17 miles apart
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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 TownshipSharon
People
Population 57Lowest 101Highest
Median age 57.5±25.5Lowest 60% above ND 59.4±13.8Highest 65% above ND
Sharon and Sverdrup 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% 18.8%±25.1Lowest ND: 23.5%
Sverdrup Township and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±46Lowest ND: 16.5% 40.6%±22.8Highest ND: 16.5%
Sharon and Sverdrup 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 9.8%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.8 ND: 7.6% 0%±14 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,167±$47k 16% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$117k 37% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $200Lowest 92% below ND $1,110Highest 55% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 30.7%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 81.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 37 yrs older than ND 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 41.7%±57.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Sharon 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 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (50%)Hope (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SharonFew work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8%Lowest 19.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 27.3 miHighest 1.1 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 0.6Lowest 17.5Highest
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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