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Belview vs Morton

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Morton) and typical home built (17 yrs in Morton).

Belview, MNA small town of 362Minnesota · 362 people

Morton, MNA small town of 384Minnesota · 384 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.

BelviewA small town of 362

Quiet strengthsBelview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Belview →

MortonA small town of 384

Quiet strengthsMorton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Morton →

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.

Average commute7 min

Morton has the shorter commute

Belview 27 minMorton 20 min

Typical home built17 yrs

Morton’s homes are older

Belview 1966Morton 1949

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Belview$580/mo

Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

Morton$510/mo

Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Belview and Morton.

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

BelviewMorton

Snow a year44″44″

January low—4°F

July high—83°F

Growing season (days)—162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 33rd

Outdoors & history

BelviewMorton

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—2.1%

National Register places3 —

Archive photos4 —

Community

BelviewMorton

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

17 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BelviewMorton

Belview ↔ Morton17 miles apart

Who commutes between them

3 Belview residents work in Morton (2.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Belview →

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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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

BelviewMorton

People

Population 362Lowest 384Highest

Median age 39.9±12.8Highest about the MN average 39.8±2.2Lowest about the MN average

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.2%±7.8Highest MN: 22.9% 19.8%±3.1Lowest MN: 22.9%

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.5%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3% 17.7%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.3%

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±3.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8%

Morton and Belview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,583±$15kHighest 16% below MN $53,036±$12kLowest 40% below MN

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,600±$10kHighest 72% below MN $78,100±$14kLowest 76% below MN

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$100Highest 35% below MN $825±$478Lowest 36% below MN

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,068Lowest 68% below MN $1,183Highest 65% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±47.5Lowest MN: 48.1% 62.8%±29.4Highest MN: 48.1%

Morton and Belview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 20.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 11%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 74.6%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 18% above MN 20 minLowest 13% below MN

Work from home 4.1%±2.5Highest MN: 17.6% 3.5%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6%

Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.1%Lowest 6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Lowest 0.94Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (17%)Redwood Falls (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in MortonFew work in Belview

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.4Lowest 32.8Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Belview vs Morton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

17 miles apart

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