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%

Darwin$2,300/mo

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

Danube$1,150/mo

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

DarwinDanube

Snow a year41″38″

January low2°F 2°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)162d 146d

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

Outdoors & history

DarwinDanube

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land5.8%3%

Community

DarwinDanube

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.

DarwinMN DanubeMN

Darwin ↔ Danube39 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

DarwinDanube

People

Population 358Lowest 472Highest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 25.1%±5.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.9%±6.2Highest 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+ 18.2%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 18.9%±5.4Highest 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+ 16.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±3Lowest 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 $70,000±$23kHighest 21% below MN $61,944±$7kLowest 30% 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 $175,000±$34kHighest 47% below MN $141,300±$24kLowest 57% 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 $791±$75Lowest 38% below MN $912±$78Highest 29% 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 $1,500Highest 55% below MN $1,418Lowest 58% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52%±47.3Lowest MN: 48.1% 79.3%±67Highest 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 10.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 3.7%±3.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.1%±5.5Highest 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%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DanubeFew work in Darwin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 3%Lowest

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 17.4Lowest 66.4Highest

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.

Darwin vs Danube

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

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