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Dane Prairie Township vs Tumuli Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: trails (2.7× in Tumuli Township) and property tax bill (+29% in Tumuli Township).

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Dane Prairie Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 912 people
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Tumuli Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 394 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.

Dane Prairie TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29.1% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Dane Prairie Township →
Tumuli TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.3% conserved land4.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves All about Tumuli 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.

Trails2.7×
Tumuli Township has more miles of trail
Tumuli Township 4.3 miDane Prairie Township 1.6 mi
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Tumuli Township
Tumuli Township $2,711Dane Prairie Township $2,102
Bachelor’s degree++13.1 pts
More adults in Dane Prairie Township have a degree
Dane Prairie Township 40.8%Tumuli Township 27.7%
Average commute6 min
Dane Prairie Township has the shorter commute
Tumuli Township 25 minDane Prairie Township 18 min
Size2.3×
Dane Prairie Township is the bigger place
Dane Prairie Township 912Tumuli Township 394
Street grid+46%
Dane Prairie Township has the more walkable street grid
Dane Prairie Township 1.9Tumuli Township 1.3
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Dane Prairie Township$2,140/mo
Typical home $375K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Tumuli Township$2,070/mo
Typical home $351K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli 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

Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Dane Prairie TownshipTumuli TownshipDane Prairie TownshipTumuli Township
Dane Prairie Township ↔ Tumuli Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Tumuli Township residents work in Dane Prairie Township (1.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tumuli Township →
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
Dane Prairie TownshipTumuli Township
Snow a year50″—
January low-1°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)149d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th24th
Outdoors & history
Dane Prairie TownshipTumuli Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land29.1%23.3%
Settled1870—
Community
Dane Prairie TownshipTumuli 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.

Dane Prairie TownshipTumuli Township
People
Population 912Highest 394Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.5% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 50.4±3.9Lowest 30% above MN 53.6±6.3Highest 38% above MN
Tumuli Township and Dane Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±4.8 MN: 22.9% 22.1%±5.2 MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 23.7%±7Highest MN: 17.3% 22.6%±5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 27.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±3.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Tumuli Township and Dane Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,708±$17kHighest 32% above MN $99,792±$16kLowest 12% above MN
Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,200±$23kHighest 14% above MN $351,300±$25kLowest 7% above MN
Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,102Lowest 37% below MN $2,711Highest 19% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 20% below MN 25 minHighest 8% above MN
Work from home 15.9%±14.2Highest MN: 17.6% 13.9%±7.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Dane Prairie Township and Tumuli Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (53%)Fergus Falls (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tumuli Township2% work in Dane Prairie Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29.1%Highest 23.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 4.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.3Lowest
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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