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Amor Township vs Marcell Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Marcell Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Marcell Township).

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Amor Township, MNA small town of 588Otter Tail County · 588 people
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Marcell Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 383 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.

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 →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Amor 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 →
Marcell Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $272K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Amor Township and Marcell 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
Amor TownshipMarcell Township
Snow a year46″64″
January low-2°F-5°F
July high79°F77°F
Growing season (days)141d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th56th
Outdoors & history
Amor TownshipMarcell Township
Trails1 mi8 mi
Conserved land6.4%54.8%
Settled1879—
National Register places—1
Community
Amor TownshipMarcell 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Amor Township ↔ Marcell Township127 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.

Amor TownshipMarcell Township
People
Population 588Highest 383Lowest
Median age 62.3±3.6Highest 61% above MN 61.7±8.1Lowest 59% above MN
Amor Township and Marcell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.6%±3.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 18%±8.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Marcell Township and Amor 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% 42.3%±7.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Marcell 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% 38.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.9%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Marcell 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 $65,500±$15kHighest 26% below MN
Marcell Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $364,100±$15kHighest 11% above MN $348,600±$53kLowest 6% above MN
Amor Township and Marcell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,568Highest 24% below MN $2,429Lowest 28% below MN
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 19.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 27 minHighest 19% above MN
Work from home 39.9%±22.5Highest MN: 17.6% 24.5%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Amor Township and Marcell 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 miLowest 44.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Perham (20%)Grand Rapids (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marcell TownshipFew work in Amor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Lowest 54.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 7.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.3Lowest
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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