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Troy vs Plumer

Next-door neighbors in Divide County. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Troy, NDAn outdoors townDivide County · 110 people

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Plumer, NDAn outdoors townDivide County

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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.

TroyAn outdoors town

Outdoors30% conserved land51 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Troy →

PlumerAn outdoors town

Outdoors23.4% conserved land45 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Plumer →

★ What stands out · Where they are

Troy and Plumer share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

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Troy ↔ Plumer7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

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Snow a year41″41″

January low0°F 0°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)128d 128d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)0th 0th

Outdoors & history

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Trails51 mi 45 mi

Conserved land30%23.4%

Community

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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.

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Only big differences vs North Dakota average

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People

Population 110Highest 0Lowest

Median age 61.2±37.8 70% above ND —

Kids under 18 37.3%±28.3 ND: 23.5% —

Age 65+ 3.6%±30.5 ND: 16.5% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.5% ND: 32.7% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.9 ND: 7.6% —

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,900±$18k 4% below ND —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $560,000±$167k 124% above ND —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,400 about the ND average —

Below poverty line 20% ND: 10.8% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1970 12 yrs older than ND —

Getting to work

Work from home 33.3%±33.3 ND: 8.1% —

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00

Top workplaceoutside town Crosby (44%)Crosby (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PlumerFew work in Troy

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 30%Highest 23.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 50.9 miHighest 45.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2 0.2

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.

Troy vs Plumer

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