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White Township vs Driscoll Township

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+90% in Driscoll Township) and conserved land (+33 pts in Driscoll Township).

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White Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County · 65 people
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Driscoll Township, NDAn outdoors townBurleigh County · 109 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 TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about White Township →
Driscoll TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors76% conserved land27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Driscoll 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.

Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Driscoll Township
Driscoll Township $379White Township $199
Conserved land+33 pts
Driscoll Township has more conserved land
Driscoll Township 76%White Township 43%
Street grid+75%
Driscoll Township has the more walkable street grid
Driscoll Township 0.7White Township 0.4
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 TownshipDriscoll Township
Snow a year—45″
January low—2°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th78th
Outdoors & history
White TownshipDriscoll Township
Trails30 mi27 mi
Conserved land43%76%
Community
White TownshipDriscoll 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.

Where they are

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White TownshipPierce CountyDriscoll TownshipBurleigh County
White Township ↔ Driscoll Township73 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.

White TownshipDriscoll Township
People
Population 65Lowest 109Highest
Median age 66.1±14.9Lowest 84% above ND 72.2±19.6Highest 101% above ND
Driscoll Township and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.8%±28.5Highest ND: 23.5% 3.7%±22.9Lowest ND: 23.5%
White Township and Driscoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 52.3%±47.6Lowest ND: 16.5% 61.5%±32.4Highest ND: 16.5%
Driscoll Township and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.8 ND: 7.6% 0%±13 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $45,972±$14k 40% below ND
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,900±$78k 39% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 92% below ND $379Highest 85% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest ND: 38.9% 100%±100Highest ND: 38.9%
Driscoll Township and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 38.5%Highest ND: 10.8% 4.6%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3%Lowest ND: 62.9% 90.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 1978Highest 4 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 36 min 99% above ND
Work from home 68.8%±68.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±27.8Lowest ND: 8.1%
White Township and Driscoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rugby (45%)Bismarck (59%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Driscoll TownshipFew work in White Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Lowest 76%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 30.2 miHighest 26.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.7Highest
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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