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Burton Township vs Eidsvold Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.4× in Eidsvold Township) and typical home built (40 yrs in Eidsvold Township).

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Burton Township, MNA small town of 140Yellow Medicine County · 140 people
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Eidsvold Township, MNA small town of 148Lyon County · 148 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.

Burton TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsBurton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Burton Township →
Eidsvold TownshipA small town of 148
Quiet strengthsEidsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eidsvold 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.

Jobs per worker3.4×
Eidsvold Township is more of a job hub
Eidsvold Township 0.17Burton Township 0.05
Typical home built40 yrs
Eidsvold Township’s homes are older
Burton Township 1990Eidsvold Township 1950
Average commute11 min
Eidsvold Township has the shorter commute
Burton Township 31 minEidsvold Township 21 min
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Burton Township
Burton Township $2,321Eidsvold Township $1,813
Homeowners+14 pts renters
Eidsvold Township has more renters
Burton Township 100%Eidsvold Township 86%
Bachelor’s degree++12.9 pts
More adults in Eidsvold Township have a degree
Eidsvold Township 33.3%Burton Township 20.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Burton Township and Eidsvold Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Burton TownshipEidsvold TownshipBurton TownshipEidsvold Township
Burton Township ↔ Eidsvold Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Burton Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Eidsvold Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Burton TownshipEidsvold Township
Snow a year45″45″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th57th
Outdoors & history
Burton TownshipEidsvold Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land6.4%1.6%
Settled18791873
Community
Burton TownshipEidsvold 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.

Burton TownshipEidsvold Township
People
Population 140Lowest 148Highest
Median age 47±8.7Highest 21% above MN 34.3±8.4Lowest 12% below MN
Burton Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±10Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.1%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±16.1Highest MN: 17.3% 10.8%±15.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Burton Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±7.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,000±$37kLowest 16% below MN $99,375±$28kHighest 12% above MN
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,500±$96kLowest 20% below MN $269,400±$74kHighest 18% below MN
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,321Highest 31% below MN $1,813Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 37.5%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 86%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 38% above MN 21 minLowest 9% below MN
Work from home 23.3%±30.5Highest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±10.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Burton Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (22%)Marshall (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eidsvold TownshipFew work in Burton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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