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Tepee Butte Township vs Wise Township
122 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.4× in Wise Township) and seasonal homes (+73.4 pts in Wise 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 →
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.
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
Tepee Butte Township Wise Township
Outdoors & history
Tepee Butte Township Wise Township
Community
Tepee Butte Township Wise Township
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 122 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Tepee Butte Township ↔ Wise Township 122 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
Tepee Butte Township Wise Township
People
Population
98 Lowest
113 Highest
Median age
75.3 ±3.8 Lowest
110% above ND
77.5 ±33.2 Highest
116% above ND
Wise Township and Tepee Butte Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0% ±28.9 Lowest
ND: 23.5%
17.7% ±22.1 Highest
ND: 23.5%
Wise Township and Tepee Butte Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
85.7% ±9 Highest
ND: 16.5%
57.5% ±25.7 Lowest
ND: 16.5%
Tepee Butte Township and Wise Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.7% Highest
ND: 32.7%
26.9% Lowest
ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±14.4
ND: 7.6%
0% ±12.5
ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,167 ±$51k
3% below ND
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $275,000 ±$107k
10% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,200 Lowest
51% below ND
$2,917 Highest
18% above ND
Below poverty line
8.2% Highest
ND: 10.8%
0% Lowest
ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%
ND: 62.9%
100%
ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983 Highest
1 yr newer than ND
1978 Lowest
4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home
0% ±62.5
ND: 8.1%
0% ±40
ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0%
0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
30.8 mi Lowest
34.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.08 Highest
0.03 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
New England (33%) Garrison (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Wise Township Few work in Tepee Butte Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
1.2% Lowest
37.5% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
36.9 mi Lowest
43.5 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Lowest
1.2 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest
1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.5 Lowest
0.6 Highest
North Dakota average“±” 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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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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