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Tower Township vs Buffalo

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (84.1× in Buffalo) and average commute (22 min in Tower Township).

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Tower Township, NDKnown for its schoolsCass County · 96 people
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Buffalo, NDA history townNorth Dakota · 180 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.

Tower TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 87%of ND districts HistorySettled in 187912 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Tower Township →
BuffaloA history town
HistorySettled in 18782 places on the National Register All about Buffalo →
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 grid84.1×
Buffalo has the more walkable street grid
Buffalo 67.3Tower Township 0.8
Average commute22 min
Tower Township has the shorter commute
Buffalo 33 minTower Township 11 min
Jobs per worker2.1×
Buffalo is more of a job hub
Buffalo 0.69Tower Township 0.33
Bachelor’s degree++13.7 pts
More adults in Tower Township have a degree
Tower Township 47%Buffalo 33.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Tower Township and Buffalo share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Tower TownshipBuffaloTower TownshipBuffalo
Tower Township ↔ Buffalo3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2 Tower Township residents work in Buffalo (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tower Township →
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
ATower TownshipBetter than 87% of districts in the state –BuffaloNot graded
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
Tower TownshipBuffalo
Snow a year37″37″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
Tower TownshipBuffalo
Trails16 mi—
Conserved land5.9%—
Settled18791878
National Register places—2
Archive photos1212
Community
Tower TownshipBuffalo
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.

Tower TownshipBuffalo
People
Population 96Lowest 180Highest
Median age 50.6±10.9Highest 41% above ND 43.5±18.4Lowest 21% above ND
Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.1%±19.7Highest ND: 23.5% 17.2%±9.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26%±40.4Highest ND: 16.5% 25%±7.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47%Highest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 8.3%±3.9Highest ND: 7.6%
Buffalo and Tower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,313±$68kHighest 37% above ND $76,875±$52kLowest about the ND average
Tower Township and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $179,700±$23k 28% below ND
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $567±$60 41% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,385 44% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 33.3%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 16.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 7.8%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 92.8%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 11 yrs older than ND 1964Lowest 18 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 37% below ND 33 minHighest 85% above ND
Work from home 5.6%±8.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 13.3%±9.4Highest ND: 8.1%
Buffalo and Tower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (32%)Fargo (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in BuffaloFew work in Tower Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 67.3Highest
Schools
School district MAPLE VALLEY 4—
High school in town None in town—
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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