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White Ash Township vs Plain Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: median age (39.1 yrs in White Ash Township) and size (3.1× in Plain Township).

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White Ash Township, NDA small town of 34Renville County · 34 people
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Plain Township, NDAn outdoors townRenville County · 104 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.

White Ash TownshipA small town of 34
Quiet strengthsWhite Ash Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about White Ash Township →
Plain TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.9% conserved land45 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Plain 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.

Median age39.1 yrs
White Ash Township skews older
White Ash Township 70.3Plain Township 31.2
Size3.1×
Plain Township is the bigger place
Plain Township 104White Ash Township 34
Street grid+67%
White Ash Township has the more walkable street grid
White Ash Township 0.5Plain Township 0.3
Bachelor’s degree++8.6 pts
More adults in Plain Township have a degree
Plain Township 32.1%White Ash Township 23.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

White Ash Township and Plain Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White Ash TownshipPlain TownshipWhite Ash TownshipPlain Township
White Ash Township ↔ Plain Township6.5 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
White Ash TownshipPlain Township
Snow a year—45″
January low—4°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)6th6th
Outdoors & history
White Ash TownshipPlain Township
Trails38 mi45 mi
Conserved land11.4%14.9%
Community
White Ash TownshipPlain 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.

White Ash TownshipPlain Township
People
Population 34Lowest 104Highest
Median age 70.3±0.3Highest 96% above ND 31.2±22.9Lowest 13% below ND
Kids under 18 0%±83.2Lowest ND: 23.5% 46.2%±21.6Highest ND: 23.5%
Plain Township and White Ash Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±69Highest ND: 16.5% 9.6%±31.4Lowest ND: 16.5%
White Ash Township and Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest ND: 32.7% 32.1%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±41.6 ND: 7.6% 0%±13.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,167±$5k 3% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $308,700±$43k 24% above ND
Property taxmedian, yearly — $989 60% 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 — 2014 32 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5 ND: 8.1% 0%±17.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Minot (20%)Minot (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plain TownshipFew work in White Ash Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Lowest 14.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 37.9 miLowest 45.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
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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