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Wold Township vs McKenzie Township

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (24 min in McKenzie Township) and property tax bill (+68% in Wold Township).

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Wold Township, NDA small town of 70Traill County · 70 people
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McKenzie Township, NDA regional job hubBurleigh County · 79 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 →
McKenzie TownshipA regional job hub
Work95 jobsbased in McKenzie Township, a regional job hub Outdoors15.8% conserved land36 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about McKenzie 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 commute24 min
McKenzie Township has the shorter commute
Wold Township 48 minMcKenzie Township 24 min
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Wold Township
Wold Township $1,917McKenzie Township $1,139
Trails2.6×
McKenzie Township has more miles of trail
McKenzie Township 35.9 miWold Township 13.7 mi
Typical home built27 yrs
Wold Township’s homes are older
McKenzie Township 2002Wold Township 1975
Conserved land+15 pts
McKenzie Township has more conserved land
McKenzie Township 15.8%Wold Township 0.8%
Street grid+67%
Wold Township has the more walkable street grid
Wold Township 1.0McKenzie Township 0.6
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 TownshipMcKenzie Township
Snow a year—51″
January low—2°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—136d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd78th
Outdoors & history
Wold TownshipMcKenzie Township
Trails14 mi36 mi
Conserved land0.8%15.8%
Community
Wold TownshipMcKenzie 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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wold TownshipTraill CountyMcKenzie TownshipBurleigh County
Wold Township ↔ McKenzie Township159 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.

Wold TownshipMcKenzie Township
People
Population 70Lowest 79Highest
Median age 49.9±16.5Highest 39% above ND 47.8±16.9Lowest 33% above ND
Wold Township and McKenzie 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% 15.2%±23Lowest ND: 23.5%
Wold Township and McKenzie 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% 26.6%±38.1Highest ND: 16.5%
McKenzie 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%Highest ND: 32.7% 14.9%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±14.6Lowest ND: 7.6% 2.5%±13.2Highest ND: 7.6%
McKenzie Township and Wold 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 $86,250±$80kLowest 13% above ND
Wold Township and McKenzie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $305,000±$80k 22% above ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Highest 22% below ND $1,139Lowest 54% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 7.6%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 7 yrs older than ND 2002Highest 20 yrs newer than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 48 minHighest 170% above ND 24 minLowest 36% above ND
Work from home 4.3%±6.1Highest ND: 8.1% 0%±18.5Lowest ND: 8.1%
Wold Township and McKenzie 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 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (14%)Bismarck (59%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McKenzie TownshipFew work in Wold Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 15.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miLowest 35.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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