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Ault Township vs Slater Township

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+44.3 pts in Slater Township) and average commute (19 min in Slater Township).

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Ault Township, MNA small town of 201St. Louis County · 201 people
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Slater Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 186 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.

Ault TownshipA small town of 201
Quiet strengthsAult Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ault Township →
Slater TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.6% conserved land18 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 12%of MN districts All about Slater 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.

Conserved land+44.3 pts
Slater Township has more conserved land
Slater Township 52.6%Ault Township 8.3%
Average commute19 min
Slater Township has the shorter commute
Ault Township 45 minSlater Township 26 min
Trails2×
Ault Township has more miles of trail
Ault Township 35.8 miSlater Township 17.5 mi
Jobs per worker+53%
Slater Township is more of a job hub
Slater Township 0.26Ault Township 0.17
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Slater 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.

Ault Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →
Slater Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Slater Township and Ault 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Ault TownshipNot graded DSlater TownshipBetter than 12% of districts in the state
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
Ault TownshipSlater Township
Snow a year70″48″
January low-4°F-2°F
July high76°F80°F
Growing season (days)84d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th25th
Outdoors & history
Ault TownshipSlater Township
Trails36 mi18 mi
Conserved land8.3%52.6%
Community
Ault TownshipSlater 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

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ault TownshipSt. Louis CountySlater TownshipCass County
Ault Township ↔ Slater Township95 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.

Ault TownshipSlater Township
People
Population 201Highest 186Lowest
Median age 52.4±9.8Lowest 35% above MN 54.6±7Highest 41% above MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.5%±12.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 13.4%±9.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±17.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 31.7%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 39.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±5.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,875±$40kLowest 14% below MN $79,688±$12kHighest 11% below MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,500±$102kLowest 25% below MN $305,000±$55kHighest 7% below MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,432Highest 57% below MN $1,353Lowest 60% below MN
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 98% above MN 26 minLowest 16% above MN
Work from home 19.5%±11.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 32.5%±12.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (22%)Remer (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Slater TownshipFew work in Ault Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Lowest 52.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 35.8 miHighest 17.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
Schools
School district —NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
High school in town —Little Sand
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.1
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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