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Union Township vs Taylor

247 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (53.8× in Taylor) and trails (4.8× in Union Township).

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Union Township, NDA small town of 143Grand Forks County · 143 people

Taylor, NDA small town of 179North Dakota · 179 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 →

TaylorA small town of 179

Quiet strengthsTaylor doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Taylor →

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.

Street grid53.8×

Taylor has the more walkable street grid

Taylor 53.8Union Township 1.0

Trails4.8×

Union Township has more miles of trail

Union Township 2.4 miTaylor 0.5 mi

Jobs per worker2.6×

Union Township is more of a job hub

Union Township 0.73Taylor 0.28

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Taylor

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%

Union Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

Taylor$1,670/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,500 a year, between Taylor 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.

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

–Union TownshipNot graded B−TaylorBetter than 46% of districts in the state

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 TownshipTaylor

Snow a year49″33″

January low-1°F 7°F

July high80°F 83°F

Growing season (days)144d 145d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 30th

Outdoors & history

Union TownshipTaylor

Trails2 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled—1882

Archive photos1 —

Community

Union TownshipTaylor

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

247 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union TownshipGrand Forks County TaylorND

Union Township ↔ Taylor247 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

Union TownshipTaylor

People

Population 143Lowest 179Highest

Median age 43.3±18.2Highest 21% above ND 38.9±10.5Lowest 8% above ND

Union Township and Taylor 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% 25.1%±6Lowest ND: 23.5%

Union Township and Taylor 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% 12.3%±13.8Lowest ND: 16.5%

Union Township and Taylor 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% 31.4%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.5Lowest ND: 7.6% 3.9%±7.1Highest ND: 7.6%

Taylor 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±$67kLowest 17% above ND $100,250±$5kHighest 31% above ND

Taylor 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 $222,200±$28kHighest 11% below ND

Taylor 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 Taylor 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% 4.5%Highest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Lowest ND: 62.9% 93.3%Highest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than ND 1972Highest 10 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 68% above ND 28 minLowest 54% above ND

Work from home 0%±11.8Lowest ND: 8.1% 2%±3Highest ND: 8.1%

Taylor 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 1.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.28Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (65%)Dickinson (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TaylorFew work in Union Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 53.8Highest

Schools

School district —RICHARDTON-TAYLOR 34

High school in town —None in town

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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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.

Union Township vs Taylor

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Taylor

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

247 miles apart

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