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%

Walcott$2,080/mo

Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

Kensal$670/mo

Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · Housing →

The difference: $1,410 a month, about $16,900 a year, between Walcott and Kensal.

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

WalcottKensal

Snow a year—35″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 32nd

Outdoors & history

WalcottKensal

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1880 1892

Famous people born here—2

Community

WalcottKensal

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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WalcottND KensalND

Walcott ↔ Kensal99 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

WalcottKensal

People

Population 272Highest 233Lowest

Median age 34.8±4.2Highest 3% below ND 33.8±18.4Lowest 6% below ND

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.6%±5.1Highest ND: 23.5% 33.9%±21.9Lowest ND: 23.5%

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 9.6%±8.2Lowest ND: 16.5% 19.3%±7.3Highest ND: 16.5%

Kensal and Walcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.5%Highest ND: 32.7% 26.8%Lowest ND: 32.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±3.9Highest ND: 7.6% 0.4%±4.5Lowest ND: 7.6%

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $93,125±$32kHighest 21% above ND $75,000±$21kLowest about the ND average

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,900±$33kHighest 24% below ND $118,800±$101kLowest 52% below ND

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,464Highest 41% below ND $613Lowest 75% below ND

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% 0%±100 ND: 38.9%

Below poverty line 9.4%Highest ND: 10.8% 1.7%Lowest ND: 10.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Highest ND: 62.9% 86.4%Lowest ND: 62.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 3 yrs older than ND 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than ND

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 74% above ND 25 minLowest 41% above ND

Work from home 6.6%±7.2Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±10.3Lowest ND: 8.1%

Walcott and Kensal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.38Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (44%)Jamestown (43%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KensalFew work in Walcott

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 8.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.8Lowest 51.6Highest

Schools

School district —KENSAL 19

High school in town —Kensal High School

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.

Walcott vs Kensal

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,410 more a month in Walcott

What daily life feels like in each

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