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Deer Township vs Moylan Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (433.5× in Deer Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Moylan Township).

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Deer Township, MNA small town of 145Roseau County · 145 people
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Moylan Township, MNA small town of 104Marshall County · 104 people
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.

Deer TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsDeer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deer Township →
Moylan TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsMoylan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moylan 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Moylan 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.

Deer Township$880/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Moylan Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Moylan Township and Deer 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.

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
Deer TownshipMoylan Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd78th
Outdoors & history
Deer TownshipMoylan Township
Trails11 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.2%7.4%
Settled—1902
Archive photos—1
Community
Deer TownshipMoylan 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Deer Township ↔ Moylan Township31 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.

Deer TownshipMoylan Township
People
Population 145Highest 104Lowest
Median age 46.2±7Lowest 19% above MN 46.3±9.7Highest 19% above MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±11.4Highest MN: 22.9% 5.8%±24.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Deer Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±16.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.2%±21.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 9.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±9.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,833±$16kLowest 26% below MN $69,688±$53kHighest 22% below MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,300±$43kLowest 54% below MN $213,900±$60kHighest 35% below MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $958Lowest 71% below MN $2,029Highest 40% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 25% above MN 32 minHighest 43% above MN
Work from home 2.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.7%±10.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.67Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (17%)Thief River Falls (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moylan TownshipFew work in Deer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 4.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
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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