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Bearville Township vs Morcom Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Bearville Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Bearville Township).

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Bearville Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 186 people
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Morcom Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 45 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.

Bearville TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.3% conserved land36 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Bearville Township →
Morcom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.1% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Morcom 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.

Trails7×
Bearville Township has more miles of trail
Bearville Township 36.3 miMorcom Township 5.2 mi
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Bearville Township
Bearville Township $2,700Morcom Township $1,167
Home values+79%
Homes cost more in Bearville Township
Bearville Township $307,700Morcom Township $171,900
Jobs per worker2.7×
Bearville Township is more of a job hub
Bearville Township 0.16Morcom Township 0.06
Bachelor’s degree++25.5 pts
More adults in Bearville Township have a degree
Bearville Township 37.7%Morcom Township 12.2%
Size4.1×
Bearville Township is the bigger place
Bearville Township 186Morcom Township 45
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Bearville 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.

Bearville Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Morcom Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Bearville Township and Morcom 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

Bearville Township and Morcom Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bearville TownshipMorcom TownshipBearville TownshipMorcom Township
Bearville Township ↔ Morcom Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
Bearville TownshipMorcom Township
Snow a year64″61″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)140d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th53rd
Outdoors & history
Bearville TownshipMorcom Township
Trails36 mi5 mi
Conserved land23.3%45.1%
Community
Bearville TownshipMorcom 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.

Bearville TownshipMorcom Township
People
Population 186Highest 45Lowest
Median age 56±19.7Lowest 44% above MN 64.3±3Highest 66% above MN
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.9%±7.7Highest MN: 22.9% 8.9%±50.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.6%±8.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 42.2%±46.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±3.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±31.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,083±$15kHighest 19% below MN $43,750±$26kLowest 51% below MN
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,700±$102kHighest 7% below MN $171,900±$23kLowest 48% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,700Highest 20% below MN $1,167Lowest 65% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 81% above MN 38 minLowest 67% above MN
Work from home 32.8%±19.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 41.2%±33.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hibbing (17%)Mountain Iron (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morcom TownshipFew work in Bearville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.3%Lowest 45.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 36.3 miHighest 5.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
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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