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Darling Township vs Cushing Township

Next-door neighbors in Morrison County. The biggest differences: trails (13× in Cushing Township) and rent (2.5× in Darling Township).

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Darling Township, MNA small town of 516Morrison County · 516 people
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Cushing Township, MNA small town of 828Morrison County · 828 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.

Darling TownshipA small town of 516
Quiet strengthsDarling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Darling Township →
Cushing TownshipA small town of 828
Quiet strengthsCushing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cushing 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.

Trails13×
Cushing Township has more miles of trail
Cushing Township 36.5 miDarling Township 2.8 mi
Rent2.5×
Rent runs higher in Darling Township
Darling Township $1,694Cushing Township $675
Growth since 2010+19.9 pts
Cushing Township has grown faster since 2010
Cushing Township +8.7%Darling Township -11.2%
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Darling Township
Darling Township $2,097Cushing Township $1,220
Average commute12 min
Darling Township has the shorter commute
Cushing Township 36 minDarling Township 24 min
Seasonal homes+13.8 pts
Cushing Township has more second homes
Cushing Township 18.5%Darling Township 4.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Cushing 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.

Darling Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,694/mo · Housing →
Cushing Township$2,320/mo
Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Cushing Township and Darling 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

Darling Township and Cushing Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Darling TownshipCushing TownshipDarling TownshipCushing Township
Darling Township ↔ Cushing Township7.3 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
Darling TownshipCushing Township
Snow a year53″48″
January low4°F-2°F
July high85°F80°F
Growing season (days)151d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th31st
Outdoors & history
Darling TownshipCushing Township
Trails3 mi37 mi
Conserved land12.2%9.9%
Community
Darling TownshipCushing 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.

Darling TownshipCushing Township
People
Population 516Lowest 828Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.2%Lowest MN: +7.6% +8.7%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 46.9±5.5Lowest 21% above MN 49.1±6.9Highest 27% above MN
Cushing Township and Darling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.8%±4.5Highest MN: 22.9% 16.8%±2.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±7.7Highest MN: 17.3% 21.7%±5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±1.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,571±$18kLowest 29% below MN $67,607±$10kHighest 24% below MN
Cushing Township and Darling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $307,900±$53kHighest 6% below MN $222,400±$34kLowest 32% below MN
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,694±$164Highest 32% above MN $675±$222Lowest 47% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,097Highest 38% below MN $1,220Lowest 64% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 16.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 7% above MN 36 minHighest 60% above MN
Work from home 7.6%±2.8Highest MN: 17.6% 6.7%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Darling Township and Cushing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3% 1.3%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 mi 20.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Falls (29%)Little Falls (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cushing TownshipFew work in Darling Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 9.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 36.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 2.0Highest
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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