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Wing vs Halliday

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+77% in Wing) and average commute (17 min in Wing).

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Wing, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 207 people
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Halliday, NDA small town of 389North Dakota · 389 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.

WingKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 37%of ND districts All about Wing →
HallidayA small town of 389
Quiet strengthsHalliday doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Halliday →
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.

Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Wing
Wing $800Halliday $453
Average commute17 min
Wing has the shorter commute
Halliday 41 minWing 24 min
Conserved land+32.9 pts
Wing has more conserved land
Wing 32.9%Halliday 0%
Street grid2×
Halliday has the more walkable street grid
Halliday 74.6Wing 36.5
Typical home built16 yrs
Wing’s homes are older
Halliday 1972Wing 1956
Trails+56%
Halliday has more miles of trail
Halliday 1.4 miWing 0.9 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Wing$610/mo
Typical home $103K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $513/mo · Housing →
Halliday$650/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $981/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every North Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
C+WingBetter than 37% of districts in the state –HallidayNot graded
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
WingHalliday
Snow a year45″39″
January low3°F4°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)145d124d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th59th
Outdoors & history
WingHalliday
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1914
Archive photos—6
Community
WingHalliday
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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WingNDHallidayND
Wing ↔ Halliday98 miles apart
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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.

WingHalliday
People
Population 207Lowest 389Highest
Median age 34.7±5.2Highest 3% below ND 30.8±8.8Lowest 14% below ND
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±12.8Highest ND: 23.5% 26.2%±6.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±11.6Highest ND: 16.5% 14.9%±8.1Lowest ND: 16.5%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Lowest ND: 32.7% 10.4%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.8Lowest ND: 7.6% 0.3%±2.6Highest ND: 7.6%
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$56kHighest 17% below ND $51,154±$42kLowest 33% below ND
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $103,100±$58kLowest 59% below ND $116,000±$39kHighest 54% below ND
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $513±$455Lowest 46% below ND $981±$80Highest about the ND average
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $800Highest 68% below ND $453Lowest 82% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.1%±43.7Lowest ND: 38.9% 46.8%±42.5Highest ND: 38.9%
Halliday and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Lowest ND: 10.8% 17.2%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.7%Lowest ND: 62.9% 69.3%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 26 yrs older than ND 1972Highest 10 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 32% above ND 41 minHighest 127% above ND
Work from home 4.2%±2.9Highest ND: 8.1% 2.9%±3.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Wing and Halliday are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bismarck (65%)Killdeer (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HallidayFew work in Wing
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 32.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.5Lowest 74.6Highest
Schools
School district WING 28—
High school in town Wing High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 3.1 —
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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