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Torning Township vs Freedom Township

Next-door neighbors in Ward County. The biggest differences: typical home built (72 yrs in Torning Township) and property tax bill (+88% in Freedom Township).

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Torning Township, NDAn outdoors townWard County · 30 people
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Freedom Township, NDA regional job hubWard County · 121 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 →
Freedom TownshipA regional job hub
Work122 jobsbased in Freedom Township, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 64%of ND districts All about Freedom 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.

Typical home built72 yrs
Torning Township’s homes are older
Freedom Township 2010Torning Township 1938
Property tax bill+88%
Tax bills are bigger in Freedom Township
Freedom Township $3,750Torning Township $2,000
Street grid3×
Freedom Township has the more walkable street grid
Freedom Township 0.6Torning Township 0.2
Conserved land+24.3 pts
Torning Township has more conserved land
Torning Township 33.9%Freedom Township 9.6%
Size4×
Freedom Township is the bigger place
Freedom Township 121Torning Township 30
Bachelor’s degree++21.6 pts
More adults in Freedom Township have a degree
Freedom Township 46.6%Torning Township 25%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Torning Township and Freedom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Torning TownshipFreedom TownshipTorning TownshipFreedom Township
Torning Township ↔ Freedom Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Torning TownshipNot graded BFreedom TownshipBetter than 64% of districts in the state
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 TownshipFreedom 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 TownshipFreedom Township
Trails36 mi28 mi
Conserved land33.9%9.6%
Community
Torning TownshipFreedom 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 TownshipFreedom Township
People
Population 30Lowest 121Highest
Median age 39.5±26.9Lowest 10% above ND 40.5±18.4Highest 13% above ND
Freedom Township and Torning 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% 35.5%±14Highest ND: 23.5%
Freedom 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% 19.8%±25.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Torning Township and Freedom 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% 46.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±34.6Highest ND: 7.6% 4.1%±11Lowest ND: 7.6%
Torning Township and Freedom 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 —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $562,500±$119k 125% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,000Lowest 19% below ND $3,750Highest 52% above ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 2.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 2010Highest 28 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 15 min 18% below ND
Work from home 0%±66.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 5.8%±7.1Highest ND: 8.1%
Freedom Township and Torning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (57%)Minot (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Freedom TownshipFew work in Torning Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.9%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.0 miHighest 27.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.6Highest
Schools
School district —SOUTH PRAIRIE 70
High school in town —South Prairie High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.1
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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