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.

Down paymentRate%

Danube$1,150/mo

Typical home $189K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $912/mo · Housing →

Darwin$2,300/mo

Typical home $386K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $791/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,150 a month, about $13,800 a year, between Darwin and Danube.

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

DanubeDarwin

Snow a year38″41″

January low2°F 2°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)146d 162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th 49th

Outdoors & history

DanubeDarwin

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3%5.8%

Community

DanubeDarwin

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DanubeMN DarwinMN

Danube ↔ Darwin39 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

DanubeDarwin

People

Population 472Highest 358Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.3% MN: +7.6% —

Median age 36.8±4.4Lowest 5% below MN 37.7±7Highest about the MN average

Darwin and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.9%±6.2Highest MN: 22.9% 25.1%±5.8Lowest MN: 22.9%

Danube and Darwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.9%±5.4Highest MN: 17.3% 18.2%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.3%

Danube and Darwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.2%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±3Highest MN: 5.8%

Darwin and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,944±$7kLowest 30% below MN $70,000±$23kHighest 21% below MN

Darwin and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,300±$24kLowest 57% below MN $175,000±$34kHighest 47% below MN

Darwin and Danube are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $912±$78Highest 29% below MN $791±$75Lowest 38% below MN

Danube and Darwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,418Lowest 58% below MN $1,500Highest 55% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.3%±67Highest MN: 48.1% 52%±47.3Lowest MN: 48.1%

Danube and Darwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 10.5%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 80.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than MN 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 24% below MN 22 minHighest 3% below MN

Work from home 10.1%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6% 3.7%±3.6Lowest MN: 17.6%

Danube and Darwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Olivia (31%)Litchfield (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DarwinFew work in Danube

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3%Lowest 5.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.4Highest 17.4Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Danube vs Darwin

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,150 more a month in Darwin

What daily life feels like in each

39 miles apart

What matters to you?

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