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Alango Township vs Severance Township

241 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.5× in Alango Township) and conserved land (+29.1 pts in Alango Township).

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Alango Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 249 people
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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 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.

Alango TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.5% conserved land3.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Alango Township →
Severance TownshipA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsSeverance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Severance 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.

Trails4.5×
Alango Township has more miles of trail
Alango Township 3.6 miSeverance Township 0.8 mi
Conserved land+29.1 pts
Alango Township has more conserved land
Alango Township 29.5%Severance Township 0.4%
Seasonal homes+24.8 pts
Alango Township has more second homes
Alango Township 24.8%Severance Township 0%
Average commute11 min
Severance Township has the shorter commute
Alango Township 29 minSeverance Township 18 min
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Severance Township
Severance Township $1,340Alango Township $978
Typical home built18 yrs
Severance Township’s homes are older
Alango Township 1972Severance Township 1954
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Severance Township

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.

Alango Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →
Severance Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Severance Township and Alango 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
Alango TownshipSeverance Township
Snow a year61″38″
January low-5°F7°F
July high77°F82°F
Growing season (days)138d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Alango TownshipSeverance Township
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land29.5%0.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Alango TownshipSeverance 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.

Where they are

241 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alango TownshipSt. Louis CountySeverance TownshipSibley County
Alango Township ↔ Severance Township241 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.

Alango TownshipSeverance Township
People
Population 249Highest 223Lowest
Median age 49.1±5.8Lowest 27% above MN 51.5±6.8Highest 33% above MN
Severance Township and Alango Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±5.6Highest MN: 22.9% 11.7%±8.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Alango Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.9%±5.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 26.9%±5.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Severance Township and Alango Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 19.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±4.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Alango Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,000±$9kLowest 27% below MN $69,375±$34kHighest 22% below MN
Severance Township and Alango Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,800±$60kLowest 41% below MN $238,300±$98kHighest 28% below MN
Severance Township and Alango Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $978Lowest 71% below MN $1,340Highest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 15.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 30% above MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 10.3%±5.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Alango 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 22.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hibbing (15%)Gaylord (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Severance TownshipFew work in Alango Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.5%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.9Highest
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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