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Verner Township vs Denver Township

Next-door neighbors in Sargent County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+25.7 pts in Denver Township) and typical home built (37 yrs in Verner Township).

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Verner Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 39 people
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Denver Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 36 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.

Verner TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.9% conserved land14 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Verner Township →
Denver TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.4% conserved land29 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Denver 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.

Bachelor’s degree++25.7 pts
More adults in Denver Township have a degree
Denver Township 31.6%Verner Township 5.9%
Typical home built37 yrs
Verner Township’s homes are older
Denver Township 1975Verner Township 1938
Homeowners+21.4 pts renters
Denver Township has more renters
Verner Township 100%Denver Township 78.6%
Trails2.1×
Denver Township has more miles of trail
Denver Township 28.6 miVerner Township 13.5 mi
Jobs per worker+57%
Denver Township is more of a job hub
Denver Township 0.69Verner Township 0.44
★ What stands out · Where they are

Verner Township and Denver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Verner TownshipDenver TownshipVerner TownshipDenver Township
Verner Township ↔ Denver Township6.0 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
Verner TownshipDenver Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Verner TownshipDenver Township
Trails14 mi29 mi
Conserved land12.9%14.4%
Community
Verner TownshipDenver 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.

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.

Verner TownshipDenver Township
People
Population 39Highest 36Lowest
Median age 54.4±5.8Lowest 52% above ND 72.3±95.9Highest 101% above ND
Denver Township and Verner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.8%±69.4Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±78.6Lowest ND: 23.5%
Verner Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±88.8Lowest ND: 16.5% 52.8%±91.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Denver Township and Verner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Lowest ND: 32.7% 31.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±36.3 ND: 7.6% 0%±39.3 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $56,324±$884 27% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 78.6%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND 1975Highest 7 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 3 min 83% below ND
Work from home 0%±29.4 ND: 8.1% 0%±38.5 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (33%)Gwinner (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in Denver TownshipFew work in Verner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Lowest 14.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.5 miLowest 28.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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