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Dora Township vs Edna Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: trails (5× in Edna Township) and kids under 18 (+17.8 pts in Edna Township).

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Dora Township, MNA small town of 580Otter Tail County · 580 people
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Edna Township, MNA small town of 869Otter Tail County · 869 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.

Dora TownshipA small town of 580
Quiet strengthsDora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dora Township →
Edna TownshipA small town of 869
Quiet strengthsEdna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edna 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.

Trails5×
Edna Township has more miles of trail
Edna Township 5.0 miDora Township 1.0 mi
Kids under 18+17.8 pts
Edna Township has more kids
Edna Township 23.7%Dora Township 5.9%
Average commute17 min
Edna Township has the shorter commute
Dora Township 40 minEdna Township 23 min
Age 65++16 pts
Dora Township has more people 65 and up
Dora Township 40.9%Edna Township 24.9%
Household income+31%
Households in Edna Township earn more
Edna Township $121,071Dora Township $92,333
Bachelor’s degree++17.7 pts
More adults in Edna Township have a degree
Edna Township 49.8%Dora Township 32.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Edna 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.

Dora Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $402K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Edna Township$2,810/mo
Typical home $478K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Edna Township and Dora 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

Dora Township and Edna Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dora TownshipEdna TownshipDora TownshipEdna Township
Dora Township ↔ Edna Township6.4 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
Dora TownshipEdna Township
Snow a year50″46″
January low-1°F-2°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)149d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th20th
Outdoors & history
Dora TownshipEdna Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled18791882
Community
Dora TownshipEdna Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Dora TownshipEdna Township
People
Population 580Lowest 869Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.9%Lowest MN: +7.6% +0.9%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 62±3.1Highest 60% above MN 54±7.4Lowest 39% above MN
Dora Township and Edna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.9%±2.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.7%±4.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 40.9%±2.6Highest MN: 17.3% 24.9%±5.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 49.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±1.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Edna Township and Dora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,333±$7kLowest 4% above MN $121,071±$14kHighest 36% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,200±$42kLowest 22% above MN $477,700±$31kHighest 45% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $894±$749 30% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,164Lowest 6% below MN $3,690Highest 10% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 17.6%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Dora Township and Edna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 15 yrs newer than MN 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 76% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 17.2%±5.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.9%±8.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Edna Township and Dora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Perham (21%)Perham (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Edna TownshipFew work in Dora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 2.3Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Dora Township

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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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