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Union Township vs Blooming Township

18 miles apart in Grand Forks County. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Blooming Township) and conserved land (+24.4 pts in Blooming Township).

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Union Township, NDA small town of 143Grand Forks County · 143 people
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Blooming Township, NDAn outdoors townGrand Forks County · 235 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 →
Blooming TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.4% conserved land13 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Blooming 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.

Trails5.5×
Blooming Township has more miles of trail
Blooming Township 13.2 miUnion Township 2.4 mi
Conserved land+24.4 pts
Blooming Township has more conserved land
Blooming Township 24.4%Union Township 0%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Blooming Township
Blooming Township $1,500Union Township $1,235
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Blooming Township

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 →
Blooming Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Blooming 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 TownshipBlooming Township
Snow a year49″48″
January low-1°F-3°F
July high80°F81°F
Growing season (days)144d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th68th
Outdoors & history
Union TownshipBlooming Township
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land0%24.4%
Archive photos1—
Community
Union TownshipBlooming 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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipBlooming TownshipUnion TownshipBlooming Township
Union Township ↔ Blooming Township18 miles apart · Same county
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 TownshipBlooming Township
People
Population 143Lowest 235Highest
Median age 43.3±18.2Highest 21% above ND 41.2±12.6Lowest 15% above ND
Union Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±14.5Highest ND: 23.5% 28.1%±7.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Union Township and Blooming 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% 8.1%±11.8Lowest ND: 16.5%
Union Township and Blooming 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 29%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.5Highest ND: 7.6% 0.4%±4.4Lowest ND: 7.6%
Union Township and Blooming 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±$67kLowest 17% above ND $98,750±$36kHighest 29% above ND
Blooming Township and Union 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 $269,400±$33kHighest 8% above ND
Blooming 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 $1,500Highest 39% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9% 20%±100Lowest ND: 38.9%
Union Township and Blooming Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Highest ND: 10.8% 1.3%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Highest ND: 62.9% 89.1%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND 1977Highest 5 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 68% above ND 33 minHighest 84% above ND
Work from home 0%±11.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 3%±3.7Highest ND: 8.1%
Blooming Township and Union Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (65%)Grand Forks (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blooming TownshipFew work in Union Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 24.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 13.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
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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