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Arrowhead Township vs Culver Township

Next-door neighbors in St. Louis County. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Arrowhead Township) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Arrowhead Township).

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Arrowhead Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 211 people
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Culver Township, MNA small town of 278St. Louis County · 278 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.

Arrowhead TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.8% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Arrowhead Township →
Culver TownshipA small town of 278
Quiet strengthsCulver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Culver 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.

Trails5.8×
Arrowhead Township has more miles of trail
Arrowhead Township 5.2 miCulver Township 0.9 mi
Jobs per worker3.9×
Arrowhead Township is more of a job hub
Arrowhead Township 0.70Culver Township 0.18
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Culver 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.

Arrowhead Township$1,230/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →
Culver Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Culver Township and Arrowhead 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

Arrowhead Township and Culver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arrowhead TownshipCulver TownshipArrowhead TownshipCulver Township
Arrowhead Township ↔ Culver Township7.7 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
Arrowhead TownshipCulver Township
Snow a year56″56″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)111d111d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Arrowhead TownshipCulver Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land15.8%8%
Community
Arrowhead TownshipCulver 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.

Arrowhead TownshipCulver Township
People
Population 211Lowest 278Highest
Median age 33.9±12.6Lowest 13% below MN 45.5±10.2Highest 17% above MN
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.8%±24.6Highest MN: 22.9% 20.5%±4.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.5%±12Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.4%±3Highest MN: 17.3%
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 20.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,417±$28kHighest 10% below MN $71,750±$26kLowest 19% below MN
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,000±$50kLowest 36% below MN $252,300±$36kHighest 23% below MN
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,167±$124 9% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Lowest 53% below MN $1,632Highest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 71.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 35.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 14.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 77% above MN 38 minLowest 68% above MN
Work from home 5%±6.5Highest MN: 17.6% 3.5%±3.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (16%)Duluth (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Culver TownshipFew work in Arrowhead Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Highest 8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 0.9 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 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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