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Willow Lake Township vs Weimer Township

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (64 yrs in Weimer Township) and homeowners (+41.9 pts renters in Willow Lake Township).

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Willow Lake Township, NDA small town of 52Steele County · 52 people
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Weimer Township, NDA small town of 20Barnes County · 20 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.

Willow Lake TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsWillow Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Weimer TownshipA small town of 20
Quiet strengthsWeimer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Typical home built64 yrs
Weimer Township’s homes are older
Willow Lake Township 2015Weimer Township 1951
Homeowners+41.9 pts renters
Willow Lake Township has more renters
Weimer Township 53.8%Willow Lake Township 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree++38.7 pts
More adults in Willow Lake Township have a degree
Willow Lake Township 78.7%Weimer Township 40%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Weimer Township is more of a job hub
Weimer Township 0.39Willow Lake Township 0.12
Size2.6×
Willow Lake Township is the bigger place
Willow Lake Township 52Weimer Township 20
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
Willow Lake TownshipWeimer Township
Snow a year42″35″
January low-3°F-6°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)128d136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th53rd
Outdoors & history
Willow Lake TownshipWeimer Township
Trails13 mi10 mi
Conserved land7.4%8.6%
Community
Willow Lake TownshipWeimer 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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Willow Lake TownshipWeimer TownshipWillow Lake TownshipWeimer Township
Willow Lake Township ↔ Weimer Township18 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.

Willow Lake TownshipWeimer Township
People
Population 52Highest 20Lowest
Median age 89.3±6.7Highest 149% above ND 61.7±25Lowest 72% above ND
Willow Lake Township and Weimer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.6%±52.1Highest ND: 23.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 23.5%
Willow Lake Township and Weimer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 78.8%±70.3Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Willow Lake Township and Weimer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 78.7%Highest ND: 32.7% 40%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 ND: 7.6% 0%±70.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $28,919±$360Lowest 62% below ND $112,917±$90kHighest 47% above ND
Weimer Township and Willow Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 11.9%Lowest ND: 62.9% 53.8%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 2015Highest 33 yrs newer than ND 1951Lowest 31 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 ND: 8.1% 0%±100 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 48.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Finley (29%)Valley City (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Weimer TownshipFew work in Willow Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 8.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.5 miHighest 9.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.6Highest
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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