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Victor Township vs Nordland Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+100 pts renters in Nordland Township) and conserved land (+47 pts in Nordland Township).

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Victor Township, SDA small town of 52Marshall County · 52 people
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Nordland Township, SDA small town of 36Marshall 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.

Victor TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsVictor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Victor Township →
Nordland TownshipA small town of 36
Quiet strengthsNordland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nordland 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.

Homeowners+100 pts renters
Nordland Township has more renters
Victor Township 100%Nordland Township 0%
Conserved land+47 pts
Nordland Township has more conserved land
Nordland Township 59.4%Victor Township 12.4%
Trails3×
Victor Township has more miles of trail
Victor Township 2.7 miNordland Township 0.9 mi
Street grid+50%
Victor Township has the more walkable street grid
Victor Township 0.6Nordland Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Victor Township and Nordland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Victor TownshipNordland TownshipVictor TownshipNordland Township
Victor Township ↔ Nordland Township4.2 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
Victor TownshipNordland Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd22nd
Outdoors & history
Victor TownshipNordland Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land12.4%—
Community
Victor TownshipNordland 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.

Victor TownshipNordland Township
People
Population 52Highest 36Lowest
Median age — 59.7±15.2 57% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±54.4 SD: 24.2% 0%±78.6 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 100%±63.8Highest SD: 18% 30.6%±98.4Lowest SD: 18%
Victor Township and Nordland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2Lowest SD: 5% 38.9%±41.6Highest SD: 5%
Nordland Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 30.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 0%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±71.4 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Britton (27%)Britton (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nordland TownshipFew work in Victor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.4%Lowest 59.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.4Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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La Belle Township59 people · $145K homes
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Weber Township, ND52 people · $245K homes
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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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