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Cairo Township vs Severance Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Cairo Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Cairo Township).

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Cairo Township, MNA small town of 206Renville County · 206 people
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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 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.

Cairo TownshipA small town of 206
Quiet strengthsCairo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cairo Township →
Severance TownshipA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsSeverance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Severance 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.

Trails3.5×
Cairo Township has more miles of trail
Cairo Township 2.8 miSeverance Township 0.8 mi
Jobs per worker3×
Cairo Township is more of a job hub
Cairo Township 0.39Severance Township 0.13
Homeowners+18.5 pts renters
Cairo Township has more renters
Severance Township 95.9%Cairo Township 77.4%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Cairo Township
Cairo Township $1,716Severance Township $1,340
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Severance 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.

Cairo Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $647/mo · Housing →
Severance Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Severance Township and Cairo 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

Cairo Township and Severance Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cairo TownshipSeverance TownshipCairo TownshipSeverance Township
Cairo Township ↔ Severance Township6.2 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
Cairo TownshipSeverance Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th33rd
Outdoors & history
Cairo TownshipSeverance Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.8%0.4%
Famous people born here2—
Community
Cairo TownshipSeverance 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.

Cairo TownshipSeverance Township
People
Population 206Lowest 223Highest
Median age 60.3±4.9Highest 55% above MN 51.5±6.8Lowest 33% above MN
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.8%±9.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 11.7%±8.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.3%±10Highest MN: 17.3% 26.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 19.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,438±$29kLowest 57% below MN $69,375±$34kHighest 22% below MN
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,800±$62kLowest 41% below MN $238,300±$98kHighest 28% below MN
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $647±$469 49% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,716Highest 49% below MN $1,340Lowest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±23 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 5.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 14% below MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 8.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (13%)Gaylord (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Severance TownshipFew work in Cairo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.8 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 1.2Highest 0.9Lowest
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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