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Tolna vs Mountain

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.1× in Mountain) and trails (2× in Tolna).

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Tolna, NDA history townNorth Dakota · 124 people

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Mountain, NDA small town of 100North Dakota · 100 people

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.

TolnaA history town

HistorySettled in 190618 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Tolna →

MountainA small town of 100

Quiet strengthsMountain doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Mountain →

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.

Street grid3.1×

Mountain has the more walkable street grid

Mountain 89.0Tolna 28.3

Tolna has more miles of trail

Tolna 0.8 miMountain 0.4 mi

Typical home built19 yrs

Tolna’s homes are older

Mountain 1975Tolna 1956

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Tolna$480/mo

Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $498/mo · Housing →

Mountain$560/mo

Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Mountain and Tolna.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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

TolnaMountain

Snow a year60″39″

January low-1°F -4°F

July high81°F 78°F

Growing season (days)139d 139d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 24th

Outdoors & history

TolnaMountain

Conserved land—0%

Settled1906 1884

National Register places—1

Archive photos18 6

Famous people born here1 —

Community

TolnaMountain

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TolnaND MountainND

Tolna ↔ Mountain65 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

TolnaMountain

People

Population 124Highest 100Lowest

Median age 64.3±6.6Lowest 79% above ND 69.3±6.7Highest 93% above ND

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 4.8%±20.1Lowest ND: 23.5% 12%±26.1Highest ND: 23.5%

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 45.2%±12.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 59%±28.2Highest ND: 16.5%

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest ND: 32.7% 18.2%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±8.2Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±14.1Lowest ND: 7.6%

Tolna and Mountain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $39,821±$8kLowest 48% below ND $52,500±$41kHighest 32% below ND

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,000±$12kLowest 67% below ND $99,000±$37kHighest 60% below ND

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $498±$113 48% below ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $478Lowest 81% below ND $500Highest 80% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.4%±59Lowest ND: 38.9% 50%±100Highest ND: 38.9%

Mountain and Tolna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 6.1%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58%Lowest ND: 62.9% 65%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 26 yrs older than ND 1975Highest 7 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 min about the ND average —

Work from home 3.9%±3.5Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±66.7Lowest ND: 8.1%

Tolna and Mountain 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 19.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.19Highest 0.93Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lakota (31%)Cavalier (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MountainFew work in Tolna

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 4.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.3Lowest 89.0Highest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Tolna neighborsTown Square →

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Mountain neighborsTown Square →

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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.