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Union Township vs Advance Township

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10× in Advance Township) and jobs per worker (4.9× in Union Township).

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Union Township, NDA small town of 143Grand Forks County · 143 people
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Advance Township, NDA small town of 200Pembina County · 200 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.

Union TownshipA small town of 143
Quiet strengthsUnion Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Union Township →
Advance TownshipA small town of 200
Quiet strengthsAdvance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Advance 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.

Trails10×
Advance Township has more miles of trail
Advance Township 24.0 miUnion Township 2.4 mi
Jobs per worker4.9×
Union Township is more of a job hub
Union Township 0.73Advance Township 0.15
Average commute13 min
Advance Township has the shorter commute
Union Township 30 minAdvance Township 17 min
Typical home built31 yrs
Advance Township’s homes are older
Union Township 1969Advance Township 1938
Street grid2×
Union Township has the more walkable street grid
Union Township 1.0Advance Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Union Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Advance Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Advance Township and Union 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
Union TownshipAdvance Township
Snow a year49″39″
January low-1°F-4°F
July high80°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th52nd
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipAdvance Township
Trails2 mi24 mi
Conserved land0%2.9%
Settled—1888
Archive photos1—
Community
Union TownshipAdvance 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.

Where they are

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipGrand Forks CountyAdvance TownshipPembina County
Union Township ↔ Advance Township81 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.

Union TownshipAdvance Township
People
Population 143Lowest 200Highest
Median age 43.3±18.2Highest 21% above ND 39.8±3.5Lowest 11% above ND
Union Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±14.5Lowest ND: 23.5% 31.5%±15.3Highest ND: 23.5%
Advance Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±17.9Highest ND: 16.5% 13%±16.1Lowest ND: 16.5%
Union Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.4%Lowest ND: 32.7% 39.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.5Lowest ND: 7.6% 10%±7.5Highest ND: 7.6%
Advance Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,750±$67kHighest 17% above ND $82,768±$53kLowest 8% above ND
Union Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,200±$79kLowest 28% below ND $200,000±$61kHighest 20% below ND
Advance Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,235Lowest 50% below ND $1,333Highest 46% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%
Union Township and Advance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 35.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Highest ND: 62.9% 87%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 13 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 68% above ND 17 minLowest about the ND average
Work from home 0%±11.8 ND: 8.1% 0%±11 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (65%)Cavalier (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Advance TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 24.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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