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Crosby Township vs Cloverleaf Township

215 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (18× in Crosby Township) and trails (14.8× in Crosby Township).

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Crosby Township, MNA small town of 109Pine County · 109 people
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Cloverleaf Township, MNA small town of 82Pennington County · 82 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Cloverleaf 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 →
Cloverleaf Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Cloverleaf Township and Crosby 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
Crosby TownshipCloverleaf Township
Snow a year52″—
January low1°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)141d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st95th
Outdoors & history
Crosby TownshipCloverleaf Township
Trails50 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.5%0%
National Register places2—
Community
Crosby TownshipCloverleaf 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

215 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crosby Township ↔ Cloverleaf Township215 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.

Crosby TownshipCloverleaf Township
People
Population 109Highest 82Lowest
Median age 40.1±11.2Lowest 3% above MN 41.5±30.9Highest 7% above MN
Cloverleaf Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±20.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.2%±25.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Cloverleaf Township and Crosby 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% 39%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Cloverleaf 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% 20.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13 MN: 5.8% 0%±17.2 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,406±$27kHighest 20% below MN $65,750±$27kLowest 26% below MN
Crosby 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 $174,200±$125kLowest 47% below MN $184,400±$96kHighest 44% below MN
Cloverleaf Township and Crosby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,019Lowest 70% below MN $2,182Highest 35% below MN
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 22%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than MN 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 50% above MN 28 minLowest 21% above MN
Work from home 13%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±27.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Crosby 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 15.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.52Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hinckley (34%)Thief River Falls (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cloverleaf TownshipFew work in Crosby Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 50.2 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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