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Whiting Township vs Boyesen Township

Next-door neighbors in Bowman County. The biggest differences: household income (17.5× in Whiting Township) and median age (43.2 yrs in Boyesen Township).

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Whiting Township, NDA small town of 52Bowman County · 52 people
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Boyesen Township, NDA small town of 51Bowman County · 51 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.

Whiting TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsWhiting Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Boyesen TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsBoyesen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Boyesen 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.

Household income17.5×
Households in Whiting Township earn more
Whiting Township $250,001Boyesen Township $14,267
Median age43.2 yrs
Boyesen Township skews older
Boyesen Township 72.5Whiting Township 29.3
Bachelor’s degree++34.1 pts
More adults in Boyesen Township have a degree
Boyesen Township 68.6%Whiting Township 34.5%
Typical home built48 yrs
Boyesen Township’s homes are older
Whiting Township 2021Boyesen Township 1973
Homeowners+18.7 pts renters
Whiting Township has more renters
Boyesen Township 85.4%Whiting Township 66.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Whiting Township and Boyesen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Whiting TownshipBoyesen TownshipWhiting TownshipBoyesen Township
Whiting Township ↔ Boyesen 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
Whiting TownshipBoyesen Township
Snow a year33″48″
January low—7°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—132d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th27th
Outdoors & history
Whiting TownshipBoyesen Township
Trails43 mi34 mi
Conserved land4.2%4.8%
Community
Whiting TownshipBoyesen 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.

Whiting TownshipBoyesen Township
People
Population 52Highest 51Lowest
Median age 29.3±28Lowest 18% below ND 72.5±0.2Highest 102% above ND
Kids under 18 44.2%±59.2Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±55.5Lowest ND: 23.5%
Whiting Township and Boyesen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.8%±64.3Lowest ND: 16.5% 76.5%±62.9Highest ND: 16.5%
Boyesen Township and Whiting Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.5%Lowest ND: 32.7% 68.6%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±27.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $250,001Highest 226% above ND $14,267±$922Lowest 81% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 56.9%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 85.4%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2021Highest 39 yrs newer than ND 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±66.7 ND: 8.1% 0%±83.3 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bowman (24%)Scranton (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Boyesen TownshipFew work in Whiting Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 43.1 miHighest 34.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2 0.2
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Whiting Township

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Gascoyne Township48 people
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Scranton Township66 people
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Goldfield Township19 people

Towns like Whiting 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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