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Alpha vs Davis Township 355 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (124.7× in Alpha) and trails (33× in Davis Township).
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Alpha, MN A small town of 114 Minnesota · 114 people
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.
Alpha A small town of 114
Quiet strengths Alpha doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Davis Township A small town of 59
Quiet strengths Davis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis 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.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 355 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Alpha ↔ Davis Township 355 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
114 Highest 59 Lowest
Median age
60.1 ±5.1 Lowest 55% above MN 61.3 ±8.1 Highest 58% above MN
Kids under 18
9.6% ±22.1 Highest MN: 22.9% 1.7% ±45 Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+
15.8% ±16.3 Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.7% ±36.7 Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.5% Lowest MN: 39.4% 63.8% Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6% ±9.4 Highest MN: 5.8% 1.7% ±17.7 Lowest MN: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$145,362 ±$13k Highest 63% above MN $106,250 ±$15k Lowest 19% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$67,100 ±$2k 80% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$556 Lowest 83% below MN $1,250 Highest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line
5.3% Highest MN: 9.3% 1.7% Lowest MN: 9.3%
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.8% Lowest MN: 72.2% 100% Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960 Highest 19 yrs older than MN 1949 Lowest 30 yrs older than MN
Average commuteone way
21 min Lowest 8% below MN 23 min Highest about the MN average
Work from home
1.2% ±2.4 Lowest MN: 17.6% 3.7% ±7 Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
20.3 mi Lowest 31.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.27 Lowest 0.42 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Jackson (18%) Hallock (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Davis Township Few work in Alpha
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Lowest 6.6 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.0 mi Highest 0.2 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
2 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
112 Highest 0.9 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Towns like Alpha 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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