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Cloverleaf Township vs Grand Plain Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+28.5 pts in Grand Plain Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+26.9 pts in Grand Plain Township).

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Cloverleaf Township, MNA small town of 82Pennington County · 82 people
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Grand Plain Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 52 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.

Cloverleaf TownshipA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsCloverleaf Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cloverleaf Township →
Grand Plain TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors28.5% conserved land3.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Grand Plain 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.

Conserved land+28.5 pts
Grand Plain Township has more conserved land
Grand Plain Township 28.5%Cloverleaf Township 0%
Bachelor’s degree++26.9 pts
More adults in Grand Plain Township have a degree
Grand Plain Township 47.6%Cloverleaf Township 20.7%
Jobs per worker2×
Cloverleaf Township is more of a job hub
Cloverleaf Township 0.14Grand Plain Township 0.07
Average commute7 min
Grand Plain Township has the shorter commute
Cloverleaf Township 28 minGrand Plain Township 21 min
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Cloverleaf Township
Cloverleaf Township $2,182Grand Plain Township $1,875
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Grand Plain 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.

Cloverleaf Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →
Grand Plain Township$1,870/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf 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

Cloverleaf Township and Grand Plain Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain TownshipCloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain Township
Cloverleaf Township ↔ Grand Plain Township6.0 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
Cloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th78th
Outdoors & history
Cloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%28.5%
Community
Cloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain 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.

Cloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain Township
People
Population 82Highest 52Lowest
Median age 41.5±30.9Lowest 7% above MN 45.9±20.3Highest 18% above MN
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±25.4Highest MN: 22.9% 15.4%±40.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Cloverleaf Township and Grand Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3% 23.1%±53.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Cloverleaf Township and Grand Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 47.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 11.5%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,750±$27kLowest 26% below MN $113,333±$39kHighest 27% above MN
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,400±$96kLowest 44% below MN $327,300±$56kHighest about the MN average
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,182Highest 35% below MN $1,875Lowest 44% below MN
Below poverty line 22%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 21% above MN 21 minLowest 7% below MN
Work from home 0%±27.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 3.3%±6.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf 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 12.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (63%)Thief River Falls (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grand Plain TownshipFew work in Cloverleaf Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 28.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
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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