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Crosby Township vs Clover Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21× in Crosby Township) and street grid (5.1× in Clover Township).

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Crosby Township, MNA small town of 109Pine County · 109 people
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Clover Township, MNA small town of 425Pine County · 425 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.

Crosby TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsCrosby Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crosby Township →
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 →
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.

Jobs per worker21×
Crosby Township is more of a job hub
Crosby Township 2.52Clover Township 0.12
Street grid5.1×
Clover Township has the more walkable street grid
Clover Township 4.6Crosby Township 0.9
Trails5.2×
Crosby Township has more miles of trail
Crosby Township 50.2 miClover Township 9.7 mi
Seasonal homes+57.1 pts
Clover Township has more second homes
Clover Township 74.6%Crosby Township 17.5%
Property tax bill+91%
Tax bills are bigger in Crosby Township
Crosby Township $1,019Clover Township $533
Median age22.5 yrs
Clover Township skews older
Clover Township 62.6Crosby Township 40.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Crosby 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.

Crosby Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $174K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →
Clover Township$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Crosby 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

Crosby Township and Clover Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crosby TownshipClover TownshipCrosby TownshipClover Township
Crosby Township ↔ Clover Township5.7 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
Crosby TownshipClover Township
Snow a year52″53″
January low1°F2°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)141d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st31st
Outdoors & history
Crosby TownshipClover Township
Trails50 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.5%0.7%
National Register places2—
Community
Crosby TownshipClover 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.

Crosby TownshipClover Township
People
Population 109Lowest 425Highest
Median age 40.1±11.2Lowest 3% above MN 62.6±4.5Highest 61% above MN
Kids under 18 19.3%±20.1Highest MN: 22.9% 4.9%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Crosby Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.6%±28.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 46.1%±4.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Clover Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 13%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.3%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Clover Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,406±$27kLowest 20% below MN $82,292±$10kHighest 8% below MN
Clover Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,200±$125kHighest 47% below MN $82,500±$10kLowest 75% below MN
Crosby Township and Clover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,019Highest 70% below MN $533Lowest 84% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN 1999Highest 20 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minLowest 50% above MN 35 minHighest 52% above MN
Work from home 13%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 27.5%±14.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Clover Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 53.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.52Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hinckley (34%)Hinckley (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clover TownshipFew work in Crosby Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 50.2 miHighest 9.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 4.6Highest
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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