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Zap vs Wing

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.4× in Wing) and property tax bill (2.2× in Zap).

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Zap, NDA small town of 200North Dakota · 200 people
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Wing, NDKnown for its schoolsNorth Dakota · 207 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.

ZapA small town of 200
Quiet strengthsZap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Zap →
WingKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 37%of ND districts All about Wing →
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 worker5.4×
Wing is more of a job hub
Wing 0.81Zap 0.15
Property tax bill2.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Zap
Zap $1,792Wing $800
Conserved land+32.9 pts
Wing has more conserved land
Wing 32.9%Zap 0%
Street grid2×
Wing has the more walkable street grid
Wing 36.5Zap 18.7
Typical home built14 yrs
Wing’s homes are older
Zap 1970Wing 1956
★ 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.

Zap$630/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.96% · or rent about $1,275/mo · Housing →
Wing$610/mo
Typical home $103K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $513/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
–ZapNot graded C+WingBetter than 37% of districts in the state
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
ZapWing
Snow a year33″45″
January low—3°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st79th
Outdoors & history
ZapWing
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1913—
Community
ZapWing
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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ZapNDWingND
Zap ↔ Wing78 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.

ZapWing
People
Population 200Lowest 207Highest
Median age 33.5±13.9Lowest 7% below ND 34.7±5.2Highest 3% below ND
Wing and Zap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32%±8.9Highest ND: 23.5% 29.5%±12.8Lowest ND: 23.5%
Zap and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±8.1Lowest ND: 16.5% 16.4%±11.6Highest ND: 16.5%
Wing and Zap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest ND: 32.7% 9.7%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.1Highest ND: 7.6% 0%±6.8Lowest ND: 7.6%
Zap and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,000±$44kHighest 24% above ND $63,750±$56kLowest 17% below ND
Zap and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,300±$34kLowest 63% below ND $103,100±$58kHighest 59% below ND
Wing and Zap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,275±$497Highest 34% above ND $513±$455Lowest 46% below ND
Zap and Wing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,792Highest 27% below ND $800Lowest 68% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.8%±69.3Lowest ND: 38.9% 42.1%±43.7Highest ND: 38.9%
Wing and Zap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Lowest ND: 10.8% 13.5%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.5%Lowest ND: 62.9% 64.7%Highest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 12 yrs older than ND 1956Lowest 26 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 41% above ND 24 minLowest 32% above ND
Work from home 2.4%±3.2Lowest ND: 8.1% 4.2%±2.9Highest ND: 8.1%
Wing and Zap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Beulah (16%)Bismarck (65%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WingFew work in Zap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 32.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.7Lowest 36.5Highest
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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