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Culver Township vs Arrowhead Township

Next-door neighbors in St. Louis County. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Arrowhead Township) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Arrowhead Township).

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Culver Township, MNA small town of 278St. Louis County · 278 people
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Arrowhead Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 211 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.

Culver TownshipA small town of 278
Quiet strengthsCulver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Culver Township →
Arrowhead TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.8% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Arrowhead 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.

Trails5.8×
Arrowhead Township has more miles of trail
Arrowhead Township 5.2 miCulver Township 0.9 mi
Jobs per worker3.9×
Arrowhead Township is more of a job hub
Arrowhead Township 0.70Culver Township 0.18
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Culver 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.

Culver Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →
Arrowhead Township$1,230/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Culver Township and Arrowhead 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

Culver Township and Arrowhead Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Culver TownshipArrowhead TownshipCulver TownshipArrowhead Township
Culver Township ↔ Arrowhead Township7.7 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
Culver TownshipArrowhead Township
Snow a year56″56″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)111d111d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Culver TownshipArrowhead Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land8%15.8%
Community
Culver TownshipArrowhead 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.

Culver TownshipArrowhead Township
People
Population 278Highest 211Lowest
Median age 45.5±10.2Highest 17% above MN 33.9±12.6Lowest 13% below MN
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±4.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.8%±24.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±3Highest MN: 17.3% 9.5%±12Lowest MN: 17.3%
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,750±$26kLowest 19% below MN $80,417±$28kHighest 10% below MN
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $252,300±$36kHighest 23% below MN $210,000±$50kLowest 36% below MN
Culver Township and Arrowhead Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$124 9% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,632Highest 51% below MN $1,583Lowest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 71.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 68% above MN 40 minHighest 77% above MN
Work from home 3.5%±3.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 5%±6.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Arrowhead Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (24%)Duluth (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arrowhead TownshipFew work in Culver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8%Lowest 15.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Culver Township

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Industrial Township680 people · $252K homes
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Alborn Township442 people · $280K homes
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Stoney Brook Township302 people · $227K homes

Towns like Culver Township

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Delhi Township349 people · $267K homes
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Cherry Grove Township341 people · $274K homes
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Folden Township272 people · $270K homes
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North Star Township273 people · $266K homes

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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