A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Tri Township$2,190/mo

Typical home $394K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · Housing →

Harlem Township$1,920/mo

Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Tri Township and Harlem Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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

Tri TownshipHarlem Township

Snow a year39″47″

January low4°F -0°F

July high85°F 82°F

Growing season (days)135d 136d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 33rd

Outdoors & history

Tri TownshipHarlem Township

Trails93 mi 23 mi

Conserved land27%7.5%

Community

Tri TownshipHarlem Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

305 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tri TownshipMcKenzie County Harlem TownshipSargent County

Tri Township ↔ Harlem Township305 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.

Only big differences vs North Dakota average

Tri TownshipHarlem Township

People

Population 238Highest 119Lowest

Median age 39.6±8.9Highest 10% above ND 37.7±21.2Lowest 5% above ND

Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 38.2%±29.9Highest ND: 23.5% 20.2%±26.8Lowest ND: 23.5%

Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 7.6%±11.9Lowest ND: 16.5% 33.6%±21.4Highest ND: 16.5%

Harlem Township and Tri Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Highest ND: 32.7% 9%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.9Lowest ND: 7.6% 2.5%±9Highest ND: 7.6%

Harlem Township and Tri Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $99,934±$51kHighest 30% above ND $94,280±$10kLowest 23% above ND

Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $394,400±$67kHighest 58% above ND $328,900±$54kLowest 32% above ND

Tri Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,435Lowest 42% below ND $2,348Highest 5% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —

Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.5%Highest ND: 62.9% 88.5%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 2014Highest 32 yrs newer than ND 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 min about the ND average —

Work from home 2%±3.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 86%±34.1Highest ND: 8.1%

Work in townworking residents 8.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.83Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Williston (20%)Gwinner (53%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harlem TownshipFew work in Tri Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 27%Highest 7.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 92.7 miHighest 23.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.5Highest

North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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Williston Township2,430 people · $379K homes

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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.

Tri Township vs Harlem Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Tri Township

What daily life feels like in each

305 miles apart

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