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Agder Township vs Silverton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (23.3× in Agder Township) and jobs per worker (5.3× in Agder Township).

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Agder Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 92 people
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Silverton Township, MNA small town of 265Pennington County · 265 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 →
Silverton TownshipA small town of 265
Quiet strengthsSilverton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silverton 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.

Trails23.3×
Agder Township has more miles of trail
Agder Township 7.0 miSilverton Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker5.3×
Agder Township is more of a job hub
Agder Township 0.21Silverton Township 0.04
Conserved land+43 pts
Agder Township has more conserved land
Agder Township 43%Silverton Township 0%
Street grid2.2×
Silverton Township has the more walkable street grid
Silverton Township 1.1Agder Township 0.5
Bachelor’s degree++19.8 pts
More adults in Silverton Township have a degree
Silverton Township 34.1%Agder Township 14.3%
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Silverton Township
Silverton Township $1,906Agder Township $1,417
★ 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.

Agder Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Silverton Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,102/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Agder Township and Silverton 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.

Where they are

Agder Township and Silverton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Agder TownshipSilverton TownshipAgder TownshipSilverton Township
Agder Township ↔ Silverton Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipSilverton Township
Snow a year—50″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th95th
Outdoors & history
Agder TownshipSilverton Township
Trails7 mi—
Conserved land43%—
Settled1902—
Community
Agder TownshipSilverton 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 TownshipSilverton Township
People
Population 92Lowest 265Highest
Median age 46.8±13.7Highest 21% above MN 36.1±6.1Lowest 7% below MN
Agder Township and Silverton 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% 34%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Silverton 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%±22.3Highest MN: 17.3% 8.7%±7.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Agder Township and Silverton 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% 34.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±11.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±3.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Agder Township and Silverton 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±$21k about the MN average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $255,000±$87kHighest 23% below MN $225,000±$93kLowest 32% below MN
Agder Township and Silverton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,102±$36 14% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,417Lowest 58% below MN $1,906Highest 43% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±80.3 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971 8 yrs older than MN 1971 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 min 22% below MN 18 min 22% below MN
Work from home 29.5%±33.2Highest MN: 17.6% 20.2%±19.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Agder Township and Silverton 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 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (45%)Thief River Falls (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silverton TownshipFew work in Agder Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 43%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.0 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.1Highest
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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