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Culdrum Township vs Spalding Township

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (93× in Spalding Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Culdrum Township).

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Culdrum Township, MNA small town of 414Morrison County · 414 people
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Spalding Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 288 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.

Culdrum TownshipA small town of 414
Quiet strengthsCuldrum Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Culdrum Township →
Spalding TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.7% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Spalding 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.

Trails93×
Spalding Township has more miles of trail
Spalding Township 9.3 miCuldrum Township 0.1 mi
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Culdrum Township
Culdrum Township $2,034Spalding Township $967
Home values+55%
Homes cost more in Culdrum Township
Culdrum Township $371,400Spalding Township $239,300
Street grid2.4×
Culdrum Township has the more walkable street grid
Culdrum Township 1.2Spalding Township 0.5
Average commute13 min
Spalding Township has the shorter commute
Culdrum Township 33 minSpalding Township 20 min
Conserved land+18.9 pts
Spalding Township has more conserved land
Spalding Township 19.7%Culdrum Township 0.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Culdrum 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.

Culdrum Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $371K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $760/mo · Housing →
Spalding Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $808/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,400 a year, between Culdrum Township and Spalding 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
Culdrum TownshipSpalding Township
Snow a year54″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F78°F
Growing season (days)134d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th49th
Outdoors & history
Culdrum TownshipSpalding Township
Trails0 mi9 mi
Conserved land0.8%19.7%
Community
Culdrum TownshipSpalding 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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Culdrum TownshipMorrison CountySpalding TownshipAitkin County
Culdrum Township ↔ Spalding Township75 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.

Culdrum TownshipSpalding Township
People
Population 414Highest 288Lowest
Median age 33.6±3Highest 13% below MN 31.5±8.2Lowest 19% below MN
Culdrum Township and Spalding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.2%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.9%±4.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Spalding Township and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 18.8%±6.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Spalding Township and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 9.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.6Highest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±4.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Culdrum Township and Spalding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,000±$18kHighest 16% below MN $58,125±$19kLowest 35% below MN
Culdrum Township and Spalding Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $371,400±$55kHighest 13% above MN $239,300±$36kLowest 27% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $760±$74Lowest 41% below MN $808±$222Highest 37% below MN
Spalding Township and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,034Highest 39% below MN $967Lowest 71% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.1%±57.6Lowest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±82.8Highest MN: 48.1%
Spalding Township and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 74.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 44% above MN 20 minLowest 13% below MN
Work from home 7%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 19.6%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Spalding Township and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Falls (31%)McGregor (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spalding TownshipFew work in Culdrum Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 19.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.5Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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