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Tepee Butte Township vs Summit 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.
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 →
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 →
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.
Tepee Butte Township ↔ Summit 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
98 Lowest 202 Highest
Median age
75.3 ±3.8 Lowest 110% above ND 77.1 ±23.6 Highest 115% above ND
Kids under 18
0% ±28.9 Lowest ND: 23.5% 12.9% ±15.1 Highest ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
85.7% ±9 Highest ND: 16.5% 58.4% ±20.7 Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.7% Highest ND: 32.7% 25.6% Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±14.4 ND: 7.6% 0% ±7 ND: 7.6%
Household incomemedian
$74,167 ±$51k Lowest 3% below ND $90,938 ±$28k Highest 19% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $172,400 ±$65k 31% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,200 Lowest 51% below ND $2,726 Highest 10% above ND
Below poverty line
8.2% Highest ND: 10.8% 0% Lowest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983 Highest 1 yr newer than ND 1938 Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Work from home
0% ±62.5 ND: 8.1% 0% ±17.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.2% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
30.8 mi Highest 12.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.08 Lowest 0.56 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
New England (33%) Wahpeton (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Summit Township Few work in Tepee Butte Township
Conserved landshare of the town
1.2% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
36.9 mi Highest 22.5 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Highest 0.4 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.5 Lowest 0.8 Highest
“±” 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.
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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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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Bordering Tepee Butte Township Towns like Tepee Butte 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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