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Clover Township vs Arlone Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: street grid (9.2× in Clover Township) and home values (3.4× in Arlone Township).

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Clover Township, MNA small town of 425Pine County · 425 people
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Arlone Township, MNA small town of 413Pine County · 413 people
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.

Clover TownshipA small town of 425
Quiet strengthsClover Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clover Township →
Arlone TownshipA small town of 413
Quiet strengthsArlone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arlone 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,160 more a month in Arlone 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.

Clover Township$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →
Arlone Township$1,640/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $1,160 a month, about $13,900 a year, between Arlone Township and Clover 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

Clover Township and Arlone Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clover TownshipArlone TownshipClover TownshipArlone Township
Clover Township ↔ Arlone Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Clover TownshipArlone Township
Snow a year53″45″
January low2°F-1°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)138d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st33rd
Outdoors & history
Clover TownshipArlone Township
Trails10 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.7%2.4%
Settled—1911
Community
Clover TownshipArlone 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.

Clover TownshipArlone Township
People
Population 425Highest 413Lowest
Median age 62.6±4.5Highest 61% above MN 54.9±7Lowest 41% above MN
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.9%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 17.2%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 46.1%±4.5Highest MN: 17.3% 21.5%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.6%±4.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Arlone Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,292±$10kHighest 8% below MN $79,766±$7kLowest 10% below MN
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,500±$10kLowest 75% below MN $280,600±$32kHighest 15% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $533Lowest 84% below MN $1,975Highest 41% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Clover Township and Arlone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 20 yrs newer than MN 1989Lowest 10 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minLowest 52% above MN 38 minHighest 67% above MN
Work from home 27.5%±14.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 30.4%±11.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Arlone Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 53.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hinckley (15%)Sandstone (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arlone TownshipFew work in Clover Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.7 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.6Highest 0.5Lowest
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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