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Wright Township vs Fairfield Township

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Wright Township) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Wright Township).

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Wright Township, NDAn outdoors townDickey County · 121 people
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Fairfield Township, NDA small town of 280Grand Forks County · 280 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.

Wright TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors22.5% conserved land22 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wright Township →
Fairfield TownshipA small town of 280
Quiet strengthsFairfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fairfield 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.

Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Wright Township
Wright Township $4,036Fairfield Township $1,727
Jobs per worker2.3×
Wright Township is more of a job hub
Wright Township 0.14Fairfield Township 0.06
Conserved land+19 pts
Wright Township has more conserved land
Wright Township 22.5%Fairfield Township 3.5%
Trails+67%
Wright Township has more miles of trail
Wright Township 21.9 miFairfield Township 13.1 mi
Size2.3×
Fairfield Township is the bigger place
Fairfield Township 280Wright Township 121
★ 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.

Wright Township$1,830/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · Housing →
Fairfield Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · 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.

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
Wright TownshipFairfield Township
Snow a year37″48″
January low2°F-3°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)141d133d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd47th
Outdoors & history
Wright TownshipFairfield Township
Trails22 mi13 mi
Conserved land22.5%3.5%
Community
Wright TownshipFairfield 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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wright TownshipDickey CountyFairfield TownshipGrand Forks County
Wright Township ↔ Fairfield Township119 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.

Wright TownshipFairfield Township
People
Population 121Lowest 280Highest
Median age 61.8±14.8Lowest 72% above ND 64.1±7.4Highest 79% above ND
Fairfield Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.9%±17.9Highest ND: 23.5% 10%±8.4Lowest ND: 23.5%
Wright Township and Fairfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 43.8%±28.7Highest ND: 16.5% 6.1%±9.9Lowest ND: 16.5%
Wright Township and Fairfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33%Lowest ND: 32.7% 33.3%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.7Lowest ND: 7.6% 0.7%±3.8Highest ND: 7.6%
Fairfield Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,679±$46kLowest about the ND average $88,333±$13kHighest 15% above ND
Fairfield Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $285,700±$246kLowest 14% above ND $324,300±$70kHighest 30% above ND
Fairfield Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,036Highest 64% above ND $1,727Lowest 30% below ND
Below poverty line 0%Lowest ND: 10.8% 4.3%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest ND: 62.9% 95.3%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 44 yrs older than ND 1938 44 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 24 min 35% above ND
Work from home 25%±31.7Highest ND: 8.1% 7.6%±9.3Lowest ND: 8.1%
Wright Township and Fairfield 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 15.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oakes (21%)Grand Forks (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairfield TownshipFew work in Wright Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 22.5%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.9 miHighest 13.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7 0.7
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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