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Denver Township vs Maple Ridge Township

276 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (24.8× in Maple Ridge Township) and street grid (3× in Denver Township).

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Denver Township, MNA small town of 137Rock County · 137 people
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Maple Ridge Township, MNA small town of 138Beltrami County · 138 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.

Denver TownshipA small town of 137
Quiet strengthsDenver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Denver Township →
Maple Ridge TownshipA small town of 138
Quiet strengthsMaple Ridge Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maple Ridge Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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 Maple Ridge 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.

Denver Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $259K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
Maple Ridge Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Maple Ridge Township and Denver 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
Denver TownshipMaple Ridge Township
Snow a year40″—
January low5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)152d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd19th
Outdoors & history
Denver TownshipMaple Ridge Township
Trails—15 mi
Conserved land—1.3%
Community
Denver TownshipMaple Ridge 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

276 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Denver Township ↔ Maple Ridge Township276 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.

Denver TownshipMaple Ridge Township
People
Population 137Lowest 138Highest
Median age 35.4±5.2Highest 9% below MN 32.9±11.6Lowest 15% below MN
Denver Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.2%±15.3Highest MN: 22.9% 25.4%±14.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Denver Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.4%±14.3Highest MN: 17.3% 17.4%±18.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Denver Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest MN: 39.4% 25%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±5.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 7.2%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Maple Ridge Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,500±$18kLowest 7% below MN $112,500±$43kHighest 26% above MN
Maple Ridge Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $259,100±$46kLowest 21% below MN $326,900±$105kHighest about the MN average
Maple Ridge Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $975Lowest 71% below MN $1,663Highest 50% below MN
Below poverty line 1.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 98.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 63% above MN 35 minLowest 55% above MN
Work from home 18.5%±11.7Highest MN: 17.6% 7.9%±11.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Denver Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Bemidji (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maple Ridge TownshipFew work in Denver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 14.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.4Lowest
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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