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Willow Township vs Pilot Mound Township

Next-door neighbors in Griggs County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+38.3 pts in Willow Township) and street grid (2.3× in Pilot Mound Township).

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Willow Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs County · 61 people
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Pilot Mound Township, NDAn outdoors townGriggs 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.

Willow TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.6% conserved land30 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Willow Township →
Pilot Mound TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.3% conserved land34 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pilot Mound 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+38.3 pts
Willow Township has more conserved land
Willow Township 52.6%Pilot Mound Township 14.3%
Street grid2.3×
Pilot Mound Township has the more walkable street grid
Pilot Mound Township 0.7Willow Township 0.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Willow Township and Pilot Mound Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Willow TownshipPilot Mound TownshipWillow TownshipPilot Mound Township
Willow Township ↔ Pilot Mound Township5.1 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
Willow TownshipPilot Mound Township
Snow a year60″42″
January low-1°F-3°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)139d128d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Willow TownshipPilot Mound Township
Trails30 mi34 mi
Conserved land52.6%14.3%
Community
Willow TownshipPilot Mound 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.

Willow TownshipPilot Mound Township
People
Population 61Highest 0Lowest
Median age 64.9±29.6 81% above ND —
Kids under 18 18%±42.8 ND: 23.5% —
Age 65+ 49.2%±43.4 ND: 16.5% —
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20% ND: 32.7% —
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±23.2 ND: 7.6% —
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,563±$15k 7% below ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,300±$174k 23% above ND —
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% —
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.7% ND: 62.9% —
Typical home builtmedian year 1957 25 yrs older than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 20%±28.5 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miLowest 50.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cooperstown (12%)Cooperstown (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pilot Mound TownshipFew work in Willow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.6%Highest 14.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 30.1 miLowest 34.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 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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