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Cedar Township vs Spring Creek Township

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (34 min in Spring Creek Township) and property tax bill (+74% in Spring Creek Township).

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Cedar Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 80 people
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Spring Creek Township, MNA small town of 112Becker County · 112 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.

Cedar TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.8% conserved land4.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Cedar Township →
Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 112
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Creek 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.

Average commute34 min
Spring Creek Township has the shorter commute
Cedar Township 60 minSpring Creek Township 26 min
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Spring Creek Township
Spring Creek Township $1,531Cedar Township $880
Jobs per worker2.2×
Cedar Township is more of a job hub
Cedar Township 0.31Spring Creek Township 0.14
Conserved land+14 pts
Cedar Township has more conserved land
Cedar Township 23.8%Spring Creek Township 9.8%
Typical home built16 yrs
Cedar Township’s homes are older
Spring Creek Township 1989Cedar Township 1973
★ 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.

Cedar Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · Housing →
Spring Creek Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Cedar Township and Spring Creek 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
Cedar TownshipSpring Creek Township
Snow a year—48″
January low—-4°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th46th
Outdoors & history
Cedar TownshipSpring Creek Township
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land23.8%9.8%
Settled1902—
Community
Cedar TownshipSpring Creek 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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar TownshipMarshall CountySpring Creek TownshipBecker County
Cedar Township ↔ Spring Creek Township92 miles apart
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.

Cedar TownshipSpring Creek Township
People
Population 80Lowest 112Highest
Median age 31.3±17.7Highest 19% below MN 28±6.2Lowest 28% below MN
Cedar Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±28.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 33.9%±13.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Spring Creek Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±31.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 17%±20.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Spring Creek Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±9.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Spring Creek Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,750±$79kHighest 39% above MN $108,125±$27kLowest 21% above MN
Cedar Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $275,000±$119kHighest 16% below MN $243,200±$34kLowest 26% below MN
Cedar Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $880Lowest 74% below MN $1,531Highest 54% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 60 minHighest 164% above MN 26 minLowest 13% above MN
Work from home 14.3%±15.8Highest MN: 17.6% 5.3%±5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Cedar Township and Spring Creek 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 23.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (46%)Detroit Lakes (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Creek TownshipFew work in Cedar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 23.8%Highest 9.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
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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