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Torning Township vs Burt Township

Next-door neighbors in Ward County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+75 pts in Burt Township) and conserved land (+30.1 pts in Torning Township).

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Torning Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 30 people
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Burt Township, NDA small town of 60Ward County · 60 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.

Torning TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors33.9% conserved land36 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Torning Township →
Burt TownshipA small town of 60
Quiet strengthsBurt Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Burt 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.

Bachelor’s degree++75 pts
More adults in Burt Township have a degree
Burt Township 100%Torning Township 25%
Conserved land+30.1 pts
Torning Township has more conserved land
Torning Township 33.9%Burt Township 3.8%
Street grid2×
Burt Township has the more walkable street grid
Burt Township 0.4Torning Township 0.2
Size2×
Burt Township is the bigger place
Burt Township 60Torning Township 30
★ What stands out · Where they are

Torning Township and Burt Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Torning TownshipBurt TownshipTorning TownshipBurt Township
Torning Township ↔ Burt Township6.3 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
Torning TownshipBurt Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low1°F1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)136d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Torning TownshipBurt Township
Trails36 mi26 mi
Conserved land33.9%3.8%
Community
Torning TownshipBurt 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.

Torning TownshipBurt Township
People
Population 30Lowest 60Highest
Median age 39.5±26.9Highest 10% above ND 13.7±0.3Lowest 62% below ND
Torning Township and Burt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.3%±82.5Lowest ND: 23.5% 61.7%±49.1Highest ND: 23.5%
Burt Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±100Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±57.7Lowest ND: 16.5%
Torning Township and Burt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Lowest ND: 32.7% 100%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±34.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±23.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Torning Township and Burt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,583±$5k about the ND average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000 19% below ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 ND: 8.1% 0%±43.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (57%)Minot (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Burt TownshipFew work in Torning Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.9%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.0 miHighest 26.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.4Highest
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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