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Zion Township vs Springfield Township

Next-door neighbors in Towner County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+36.2 pts in Zion Township) and size (3.8× in Zion Township).

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Zion Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County · 69 people
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Springfield Township, NDAn outdoors townTowner County · 18 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.

Zion TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.8% conserved land20 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Zion Township →
Springfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27% conserved land18 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Springfield 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.

Bachelor’s degree++36.2 pts
More adults in Zion Township have a degree
Zion Township 36.2%Springfield Township 0%
Size3.8×
Zion Township is the bigger place
Zion Township 69Springfield Township 18
Conserved land+8.2 pts
Springfield Township has more conserved land
Springfield Township 27%Zion Township 18.8%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Zion Township and Springfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zion TownshipSpringfield TownshipZion TownshipSpringfield Township
Zion Township ↔ Springfield Township6.6 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
Zion TownshipSpringfield Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Zion TownshipSpringfield Township
Trails20 mi18 mi
Conserved land18.8%27%
Community
Zion TownshipSpringfield 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.

Zion TownshipSpringfield Township
People
Population 69Highest 18Lowest
Median age 63.7±0.4 77% above ND —
Kids under 18 0%±41 ND: 23.5% 0%±100 ND: 23.5%
Age 65+ 36.2%±46.6Highest ND: 16.5% 0%±100Lowest ND: 16.5%
Zion Township and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Highest ND: 32.7% 0%Lowest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.5 ND: 7.6% 0%±78.6 ND: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,412±$12k 81% above ND —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,100±$9k 46% below ND —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,233 50% below ND —
Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest ND: 10.8% 100%Highest ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% ND: 62.9% 100% ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994 12 yrs newer than ND —
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±18.2 ND: 8.1% —
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cando (25%)Cando Township (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Springfield Township5% work in Zion Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.8%Lowest 27%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.1 miHighest 17.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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