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Tower Township vs Hill Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+32.1 pts in Hill Township) and typical home built (40 yrs in Tower Township).

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Tower Township, NDKnown for its schoolsCass County · 96 people
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Hill Township, NDA small town of 97Cass County · 97 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 →
Hill TownshipA small town of 97
Quiet strengthsHill Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hill 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++32.1 pts
More adults in Hill Township have a degree
Hill Township 79.1%Tower Township 47%
Typical home built40 yrs
Tower Township’s homes are older
Hill Township 2011Tower Township 1971
Jobs per worker2.2×
Tower Township is more of a job hub
Tower Township 0.33Hill Township 0.15
★ What stands out · Where they are

Tower Township and Hill Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tower TownshipHill TownshipTower TownshipHill Township
Tower Township ↔ Hill Township6.6 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
ATower TownshipBetter than 87% of districts in the state –Hill TownshipNot 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 TownshipHill Township
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 TownshipHill Township
Trails16 mi15 mi
Conserved land5.9%4.9%
Settled1879—
Archive photos12—
Community
Tower TownshipHill 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.

Tower TownshipHill Township
People
Population 96Lowest 97Highest
Median age 50.6±10.9Highest 41% above ND 17.8±34.7Lowest 50% below ND
Tower Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.1%±19.7Lowest ND: 23.5% 55.7%±77.7Highest ND: 23.5%
Hill Township and Tower Township 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% 9.3%±32Lowest ND: 16.5%
Tower Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47%Lowest ND: 32.7% 79.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±14.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,313±$68kHighest 37% above ND $98,971±$706Lowest 29% above ND
Tower Township and Hill Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.7%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 95.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 11 yrs older than ND 2011Highest 29 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 11 min 37% below ND —
Work from home 5.6%±8.8Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±25.6Lowest ND: 8.1%
Tower Township and Hill Township 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 36.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (32%)Casselton (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hill TownshipFew work in Tower Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.9%Highest 4.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.7 miHighest 15.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
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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