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Amor Township vs Everts Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: trails (9× in Everts Township) and household income (+64% in Everts Township).

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Amor Township, MNA small town of 588Otter Tail County · 588 people
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Everts Township, MNA small town of 599Otter Tail County · 599 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.

Amor TownshipA small town of 588
Quiet strengthsAmor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amor Township →
Everts TownshipA small town of 599
Quiet strengthsEverts Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Everts 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.

Trails9×
Everts Township has more miles of trail
Everts Township 11.7 miAmor Township 1.3 mi
Household income+64%
Households in Everts Township earn more
Everts Township $102,933Amor Township $62,847
Home values+45%
Homes cost more in Everts Township
Everts Township $528,900Amor Township $364,100
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Everts Township
Everts Township $3,250Amor Township $2,568
Street grid+65%
Everts Township has the more walkable street grid
Everts Township 2.8Amor Township 1.7
Jobs per worker+73%
Everts Township is more of a job hub
Everts Township 0.19Amor Township 0.11
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Everts 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.

Amor Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $364K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Everts Township$3,040/mo
Typical home $529K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $933/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Everts Township and Amor 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

Amor Township and Everts Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Amor TownshipEverts TownshipAmor TownshipEverts Township
Amor Township ↔ Everts Township5.3 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
Amor TownshipEverts Township
Snow a year46″46″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th21st
Outdoors & history
Amor TownshipEverts Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land6.4%9.2%
Settled18791879
Community
Amor TownshipEverts 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.

Amor TownshipEverts Township
People
Population 588Lowest 599Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +15.3% MN: +7.6%
Median age 62.3±3.6Lowest 61% above MN 65.5±2.5Highest 69% above MN
Everts Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.6%±3.8Highest MN: 22.9% 5%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Amor Township and Everts Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.1%±12.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 51.6%±5.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Everts Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 39.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Everts Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,847±$4kLowest 29% below MN $102,933±$5kHighest 16% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $364,100±$15kLowest 11% above MN $528,900±$58kHighest 61% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $933±$301 27% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,568Lowest 24% below MN $3,250Highest 3% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 25%±53.9 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% above MN 21 minLowest 6% below MN
Work from home 39.9%±22.5Highest MN: 17.6% 21.2%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Amor Township and Everts Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Perham (20%)Fergus Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Everts TownshipFew work in Amor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 11.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 2.8Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Amor Township

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Maine Township567 people · $398K homes
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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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