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Watson Township vs Highland Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Watson Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+11.4 pts in Highland Township).

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Watson Township, NDA small town of 42Cass County · 42 people
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Highland Township, NDA small town of 89Cass County · 89 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.

Watson TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsWatson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Watson Township →
Highland TownshipA small town of 89
Quiet strengthsHighland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Highland 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.

Jobs per worker4.7×
Watson Township is more of a job hub
Watson Township 0.28Highland Township 0.06
Bachelor’s degree++11.4 pts
More adults in Highland Township have a degree
Highland Township 11.4%Watson Township 0%
Size2.1×
Highland Township is the bigger place
Highland Township 89Watson Township 42
★ What stands out · Where they are

Watson Township and Highland Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Watson TownshipHighland TownshipWatson TownshipHighland Township
Watson Township ↔ Highland Township5.4 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
Watson TownshipHighland Township
Snow a year41″47″
January low—-0°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th34th
Outdoors & history
Watson TownshipHighland Township
Trails19 mi21 mi
Conserved land2.1%0%
Community
Watson TownshipHighland 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.

Watson TownshipHighland Township
People
Population 42Lowest 89Highest
Median age 35.5±24.3Lowest about the ND average 60.8±16.1Highest 69% above ND
Highland Township and Watson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±60Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±31.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Watson Township and Highland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±82.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 42.7%±29.1Highest ND: 16.5%
Highland Township and Watson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest ND: 32.7% 11.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7 ND: 7.6% 0%±15.9 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $82,708±$62k 8% above ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $149,000±$37k 40% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,313 47% below ND
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1979 3 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±35.7Lowest ND: 8.1% 23.3%±17.2Highest ND: 8.1%
Highland Township and Watson Township 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 27.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (41%)Fargo (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highland TownshipFew work in Watson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 19.2 miLowest 21.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Watson Township

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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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