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Wildrose vs Hazel Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (381.3× in Wildrose) and size (21.7× in Wildrose).

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Wildrose, NDA small town of 260North Dakota · 260 people
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Hazel Township, NDAn outdoors townWilliams County · 12 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.

WildroseA small town of 260
Quiet strengthsWildrose doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wildrose →
Hazel TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors40.8% conserved land21 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Hazel Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid381.3×
Wildrose has the more walkable street grid
Wildrose 114Hazel Township 0.3
Size21.7×
Wildrose is the bigger place
Wildrose 260Hazel Township 12
Median age39.1 yrs
Hazel Township skews older
Hazel Township 72.3Wildrose 33.2
Bachelor’s degree++61.9 pts
More adults in Hazel Township have a degree
Hazel Township 75%Wildrose 13.1%
Conserved land+40.8 pts
Hazel Township has more conserved land
Hazel Township 40.8%Wildrose 0%
Homeowners+12.3 pts renters
Wildrose has more renters
Hazel Township 100%Wildrose 87.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wildrose and Hazel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WildroseHazel TownshipWildroseHazel Township
Wildrose ↔ Hazel Township3.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
WildroseHazel Township
Snow a year37″37″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)124d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th4th
Outdoors & history
WildroseHazel Township
Trails—21 mi
Conserved land—40.8%
Settled1910—
Community
WildroseHazel 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.

WildroseHazel Township
People
Population 260Highest 12Lowest
Median age 33.2±19.8Lowest 8% below ND 72.3±4.3Highest 101% above ND
Kids under 18 40.8%±7.3Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Wildrose and Hazel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.5%±1Lowest ND: 16.5% 100%±100Highest ND: 16.5%
Hazel Township and Wildrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 75%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4 ND: 7.6% 0%±100 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,536±$23k 25% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,800±$43k 54% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $665 73% below ND —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100 ND: 38.9% —
Below poverty line 19.6%Highest ND: 10.8% 0%Lowest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 100%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959 23 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 45% above ND —
Work from home 20%±16.5Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±100Lowest ND: 8.1%
Wildrose and Hazel 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 20.8 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tioga (36%)Williston (62%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hazel TownshipFew work in Wildrose
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 40.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 20.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 114Highest 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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