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Agder Township vs Excel Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+40.2 pts in Agder Township) and street grid (2.4× in Excel Township).

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Agder Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 92 people
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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 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.

Agder TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43% conserved land7.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Agder Township →
Excel TownshipA small town of 250
Quiet strengthsExcel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Excel 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.

Conserved land+40.2 pts
Agder Township has more conserved land
Agder Township 43%Excel Township 2.8%
Street grid2.4×
Excel Township has the more walkable street grid
Excel Township 1.2Agder Township 0.5
Jobs per worker2.3×
Agder Township is more of a job hub
Agder Township 0.21Excel Township 0.09
Bachelor’s degree++16.7 pts
More adults in Excel Township have a degree
Excel Township 31%Agder Township 14.3%
Size2.7×
Excel Township is the bigger place
Excel Township 250Agder Township 92
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Excel Township
Excel Township $1,750Agder Township $1,417
★ What stands out · Where they are

Agder Township and Excel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Agder TownshipExcel TownshipAgder TownshipExcel Township
Agder Township ↔ Excel Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Agder Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Excel Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Excel Township and Agder Township.

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
Agder TownshipExcel Township
Snow a year—50″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Agder TownshipExcel Township
Trails7 mi9 mi
Conserved land43%2.8%
Settled19021884
Community
Agder TownshipExcel 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.

Agder TownshipExcel Township
People
Population 92Lowest 250Highest
Median age 46.8±13.7Highest 21% above MN 46.5±6Lowest 20% above MN
Agder Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.3%±23.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±5.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Excel Township and Agder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±22.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Excel Township and Agder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±11.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Excel Township and Agder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,833±$21kLowest about the MN average $115,000±$30kHighest 29% above MN
Excel Township and Agder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $255,000±$87kLowest 23% below MN $263,500±$18kHighest 20% below MN
Excel Township and Agder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,438±$539 12% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,417Lowest 58% below MN $1,750Highest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 42.9%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 20 minHighest 11% below MN
Work from home 29.5%±33.2Highest MN: 17.6% 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Agder Township and Excel 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 10.8 mi 10.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (45%)Thief River Falls (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Excel TownshipFew work in Agder Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miLowest 9.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.2Highest
Minnesota 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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