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Arrowhead Township vs Gilman

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (47.7× in Gilman) and jobs per worker (5.8× in Arrowhead Township).

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Arrowhead Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 211 people
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Gilman, MNHomes around $264KMinnesota · 233 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 →
GilmanHomes around $264K
Housing$264K typical home25% below the MN typical home All about Gilman →
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.

Street grid47.7×
Gilman has the more walkable street grid
Gilman 14.3Arrowhead Township 0.3
Jobs per worker5.8×
Arrowhead Township is more of a job hub
Arrowhead Township 0.70Gilman 0.12
Average commute15 min
Gilman has the shorter commute
Arrowhead Township 40 minGilman 25 min
Seasonal homes+26.1 pts
Arrowhead Township has more second homes
Arrowhead Township 26.1%Gilman 0%
Typical home built35 yrs
Gilman’s homes are older
Arrowhead Township 1981Gilman 1946
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Gilman
Gilman $2,109Arrowhead Township $1,583
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Gilman

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 →
Gilman$1,580/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $631/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Gilman 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.

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 TownshipGilman
Snow a year56″48″
January low-4°F3°F
July high77°F82°F
Growing season (days)111d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th41st
Outdoors & history
Arrowhead TownshipGilman
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land15.8%0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Arrowhead TownshipGilman
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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Arrowhead TownshipSt. Louis CountyGilmanMN
Arrowhead Township ↔ Gilman97 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.

Arrowhead TownshipGilman
People
Population 211Lowest 233Highest
Median age 33.9±12.6Lowest 13% below MN 34.5±4.2Highest 11% below MN
Gilman 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% 24.9%±8.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Arrowhead Township and Gilman 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% 17.2%±10.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Gilman 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±5.3 MN: 5.8% 0.9%±4.4 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,417±$28kLowest 10% below MN $93,750±$33kHighest 5% above MN
Gilman and Arrowhead 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 $233,600±$15kHighest 29% below MN
Gilman and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $631±$37 51% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Lowest 53% below MN $2,109Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 44.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Arrowhead Township and Gilman 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% 4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN 1946Lowest 33 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 77% above MN 25 minLowest 9% above MN
Work from home 5%±6.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.3%±10.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Gilman and Arrowhead 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (16%)St. Cloud (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GilmanFew work in Arrowhead Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 0.0 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 14.3Highest
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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