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Arlone Township vs Clover Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: street grid (9.2× in Clover Township) and home values (3.4× in Arlone Township).

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Arlone Township, MNA small town of 413Pine County · 413 people
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Clover Township, MNA small town of 425Pine County · 425 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.

Arlone TownshipA small town of 413
Quiet strengthsArlone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arlone Township →
Clover TownshipA small town of 425
Quiet strengthsClover Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clover 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,160 more a month in Arlone 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.

Arlone Township$1,640/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →
Clover Township$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $1,160 a month, about $13,900 a year, between Arlone Township and Clover 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

Arlone Township and Clover Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arlone TownshipClover TownshipArlone TownshipClover Township
Arlone Township ↔ Clover Township6.8 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
Arlone TownshipClover Township
Snow a year45″53″
January low-1°F2°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)130d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd31st
Outdoors & history
Arlone TownshipClover Township
Trails3 mi10 mi
Conserved land2.4%0.7%
Settled1911—
Community
Arlone TownshipClover 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.

Arlone TownshipClover Township
People
Population 413Lowest 425Highest
Median age 54.9±7Lowest 41% above MN 62.6±4.5Highest 61% above MN
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9% 4.9%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 21.5%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 46.1%±4.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±4.8Highest MN: 5.8% 3.3%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Arlone Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,766±$7kLowest 10% below MN $82,292±$10kHighest 8% below MN
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,600±$32kHighest 15% below MN $82,500±$10kLowest 75% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,975Highest 41% below MN $533Lowest 84% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 10 yrs newer than MN 1999Highest 20 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 67% above MN 35 minLowest 52% above MN
Work from home 30.4%±11.8Highest MN: 17.6% 27.5%±14.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Arlone Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sandstone (15%)Hinckley (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clover TownshipFew work in Arlone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 4.6Highest
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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