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Wyard Township vs Longview Township

Next-door neighbors in Foster County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Wyard Township) and street grid (+67% in Wyard Township).

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Wyard Township, NDA small town of 0Foster County
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Longview Township, NDA small town of 146Foster County · 146 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.

Wyard TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsWyard Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Longview TownshipA small town of 146
Quiet strengthsLongview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Longview 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.

Jobs per worker5.5×
Wyard Township is more of a job hub
Wyard Township 0.93Longview Township 0.17
Street grid+67%
Wyard Township has the more walkable street grid
Wyard Township 0.5Longview Township 0.3
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wyard Township and Longview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wyard TownshipLongview TownshipWyard TownshipLongview Township
Wyard Township ↔ Longview Township5.9 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
Wyard TownshipLongview Township
Snow a year34″—
January low1°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)139d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th65th
Outdoors & history
Wyard TownshipLongview Township
Trails27 mi20 mi
Conserved land5.4%4.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Wyard TownshipLongview 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.

Wyard TownshipLongview Township
People
Population 0Lowest 146Highest
Median age — 26.6±2.1 26% below ND
Kids under 18 — 26.7%±13.6 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ — 0%±23.7 ND: 16.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 18.7% ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±9.7 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Below poverty line — 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% ND: 62.9%
Getting to work
Work from home — 59.4%±20.9 ND: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrington (52%)Carrington (83%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Longview TownshipFew work in Wyard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Highest 4.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 27.0 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.3Lowest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Carrington2,168 people · $151K homes
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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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