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Cloverleaf Township vs Silverton Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: trails (11.3× in Cloverleaf Township) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Cloverleaf Township).

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Cloverleaf Township, MNA small town of 82Pennington County · 82 people
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Silverton Township, MNA small town of 265Pennington County · 265 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.

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 →
Silverton TownshipA small town of 265
Quiet strengthsSilverton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silverton 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 $190 more a month in Silverton 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 →
Silverton Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,102/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Silverton 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 Silverton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cloverleaf TownshipSilverton TownshipCloverleaf TownshipSilverton Township
Cloverleaf Township ↔ Silverton Township6.2 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
Cloverleaf TownshipSilverton Township
Snow a year—50″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th95th
Outdoors & history
Cloverleaf TownshipSilverton Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Cloverleaf TownshipSilverton 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 TownshipSilverton Township
People
Population 82Lowest 265Highest
Median age 41.5±30.9Highest 7% above MN 36.1±6.1Lowest 7% below MN
Cloverleaf Township and Silverton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±25.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 34%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf 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% 8.7%±7.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Cloverleaf Township and Silverton 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% 34.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±17.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Silverton 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±$27k 26% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $184,400±$96kLowest 44% below MN $225,000±$93kHighest 32% below MN
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,102±$36 14% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,182Highest 35% below MN $1,906Lowest 43% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±80.3 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 22%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 21% above MN 18 minLowest 22% below MN
Work from home 0%±27.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.2%±19.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Silverton 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 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (63%)Thief River Falls (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silverton TownshipFew work in Cloverleaf Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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