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Candor Township vs Grey Eagle Township

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+23.6 pts in Candor Township) and trails (3.4× in Candor Township).

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Candor Township, MNA small town of 578Otter Tail County · 578 people
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Grey Eagle Township, MNA small town of 564Todd County · 564 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.

Candor TownshipA small town of 578
Quiet strengthsCandor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Candor Township →
Grey Eagle TownshipA small town of 564
Quiet strengthsGrey Eagle Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grey Eagle 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.

Growth since 2010+23.6 pts
Candor Township has grown faster since 2010
Candor Township +10.7%Grey Eagle Township -12.9%
Trails3.4×
Candor Township has more miles of trail
Candor Township 3.4 miGrey Eagle Township 1.0 mi
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Grey Eagle Township
Grey Eagle Township $3,679Candor Township $2,767
Work from home+8.7 pts
More people work from home in Grey Eagle Township
Grey Eagle Township 14.3%Candor Township 5.6%
Average commute8 min
Candor Township has the shorter commute
Grey Eagle Township 39 minCandor Township 31 min
Conserved land+9.7 pts
Candor Township has more conserved land
Candor Township 12.4%Grey Eagle Township 2.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Grey Eagle 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.

Candor Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $361K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,109/mo · Housing →
Grey Eagle Township$2,390/mo
Typical home $397K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Grey Eagle Township and Candor 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.

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
Candor TownshipGrey Eagle Township
Snow a year48″39″
January low-4°F0°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)130d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th51st
Outdoors & history
Candor TownshipGrey Eagle Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.4%2.7%
Settled1880—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—2
Community
Candor TownshipGrey Eagle 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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Candor TownshipOtter Tail CountyGrey Eagle TownshipTodd County
Candor Township ↔ Grey Eagle Township81 miles apart
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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.

Candor TownshipGrey Eagle Township
People
Population 578Highest 564Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.7%Highest MN: +7.6% -12.9%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.4±2.5Lowest 48% above MN 58±4Highest 49% above MN
Grey Eagle Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±3.9Highest MN: 22.9% 14%±4.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Candor Township and Grey Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.5%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3% 30.7%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Candor Township and Grey Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31%Highest MN: 39.4% 30.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Grey Eagle Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,250±$9kLowest 9% below MN $94,875±$12kHighest 7% above MN
Grey Eagle Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $360,700±$29kLowest 10% above MN $397,100±$53kHighest 21% above MN
Grey Eagle Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,109±$55 13% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,767Lowest 18% below MN $3,679Highest 10% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Grey Eagle Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9% MN: 9.3% 9% MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 38% above MN 39 minHighest 71% above MN
Work from home 5.6%±2.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.3%±5.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (20%)Sauk Centre (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grey Eagle TownshipFew work in Candor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.4%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.5Lowest
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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