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Torning Township vs Delger Township 83 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+21.1 pts in Torning Township) and typical home built (22 yrs in Torning 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.
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
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 83 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Torning Township ↔ Delger Township 83 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
30 Highest 24 Lowest
Median age
39.5 ±26.9 Lowest 10% above ND 40.7 ±46.8 Highest 13% above ND
Kids under 18
13.3% ±82.5 Lowest ND: 23.5% 41.7% ±94.2 Highest ND: 23.5%
Age 65+
23.3% ±100 Highest ND: 16.5% 16.7% ±100 Lowest ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25% Highest ND: 32.7% 21.4% Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.7% ±34.6 Highest ND: 7.6% 0% ±58.9 Lowest ND: 7.6%
Household incomemedian
$74,583 ±$5k about the ND average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $525,000 ±$313k 110% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,000 19% below ND —
Below poverty line
0% Lowest ND: 10.8% 8.3% Highest ND: 10.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1960 Highest 22 yrs older than ND
Work from home
0% ±66.7 ND: 8.1% 0% ±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
15.8 mi Lowest 18.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town
Minot (57%) Harvey (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Delger Township Few work in Torning Township
Conserved landshare of the town
33.9% Highest 12.8% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
36.0 mi Highest 29.6 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Highest 0.8 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 Lowest 1 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.2 0.2
“±” 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.
Torning Township or Delger Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Torning Township? → Moving to Torning Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Torning Township’s Town Square.
Delger Township or Torning Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Delger Township? → Moving to Delger Township: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Delger Township’s Town Square.
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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