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White Township vs Truman Township

Next-door neighbors in Pierce County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+26.1 pts in White Township) and street grid (+75% in Truman Township).

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White Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County · 65 people
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Truman Township, NDAn outdoors townPierce County
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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 →
Truman TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.9% conserved land29 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Truman 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.

Conserved land+26.1 pts
White Township has more conserved land
White Township 43%Truman Township 16.9%
Street grid+75%
Truman Township has the more walkable street grid
Truman Township 0.7White Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

White Township and Truman Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White TownshipTruman TownshipWhite TownshipTruman Township
White Township ↔ Truman Township6.3 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 TownshipTruman Township
Snow a year—34″
January low—1°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th11th
Outdoors & history
White TownshipTruman Township
Trails30 mi29 mi
Conserved land43%16.9%
Community
White TownshipTruman 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 TownshipTruman Township
People
Population 65Highest 0Lowest
Median age 66.1±14.9 84% above ND —
Kids under 18 10.8%±28.5 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 52.3%±47.6 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.7% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.8 ND: 7.6% —
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,900±$78k 39% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $199 92% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 38.5% ND: 10.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3% ND: 62.9% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1975 7 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 68.8%±68.1 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Rugby (45%)Rugby (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Truman TownshipFew work in White Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Highest 16.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 30.2 miHighest 28.7 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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