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Wold Township vs Ervin Township

Next-door neighbors in Traill County. The biggest differences: average commute (18 min in Ervin Township) and homeowners (+16.7 pts renters in Ervin Township).

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Wold Township, NDA small town of 70Traill County · 70 people
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Ervin Township, NDA small town of 165Traill County · 165 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.

Wold TownshipA small town of 70
Quiet strengthsWold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wold Township →
Ervin TownshipA small town of 165
Quiet strengthsErvin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ervin 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.

Average commute18 min
Ervin Township has the shorter commute
Wold Township 48 minErvin Township 30 min
Homeowners+16.7 pts renters
Ervin Township has more renters
Wold Township 100%Ervin Township 83.3%
Bachelor’s degree++13.7 pts
More adults in Ervin Township have a degree
Ervin Township 33.3%Wold Township 19.6%
Size2.4×
Ervin Township is the bigger place
Ervin Township 165Wold Township 70
Jobs per worker+67%
Wold Township is more of a job hub
Wold Township 1.00Ervin Township 0.60
Trails+63%
Wold Township has more miles of trail
Wold Township 13.7 miErvin Township 8.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Ervin Township

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.

Wold Township$1,760/mo
Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Ervin Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Ervin Township and Wold Township.

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.

Where they are

Wold Township and Ervin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wold TownshipErvin TownshipWold TownshipErvin Township
Wold Township ↔ Ervin Township5.5 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
Wold TownshipErvin Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Wold TownshipErvin Township
Trails14 mi8 mi
Conserved land0.8%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Wold TownshipErvin 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.

Wold TownshipErvin Township
People
Population 70Lowest 165Highest
Median age 49.9±16.5Highest 39% above ND 41.4±11.6Lowest 15% above ND
Wold Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±31.2Highest ND: 23.5% 25.5%±11.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Wold Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±43.7Lowest ND: 16.5% 20%±17.7Highest ND: 16.5%
Ervin Township and Wold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±14.6Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±8.6Lowest ND: 7.6%
Wold Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,250±$74kHighest 39% above ND $93,750±$73kLowest 22% above ND
Wold Township and Ervin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $305,000±$80kLowest 22% above ND $345,900±$31kHighest 38% above ND
Ervin Township and Wold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Highest 22% below ND $1,911Lowest 23% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 6.1%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 83.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 1976Highest 6 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 48 minHighest 170% above ND 30 minLowest 68% above ND
Work from home 4.3%±6.1Lowest ND: 8.1% 8.9%±9.5Highest ND: 8.1%
Ervin Township and Wold 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 22.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.60Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (14%)Grand Forks (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ervin TownshipFew work in Wold Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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