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Dovre Township vs Willmar

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (38.5× in Willmar) and street grid (21.4× in Willmar).

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Dovre Township, MNA small town of 2,214Kandiyohi County · 2,214 people
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Willmar, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 21,378 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.

Dovre TownshipA small town of 2,214
Quiet strengthsDovre Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dovre Township →
WillmarA regional job hub
Work17,945 jobsbased in Willmar, a regional job hub Housing$243K typical home31% below the MN typical home Health64% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Willmar →
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.

Trails38.5×
Willmar has more miles of trail
Willmar 7.7 miDovre Township 0.2 mi
Street grid21.4×
Willmar has the more walkable street grid
Willmar 53.5Dovre Township 2.5
Jobs per worker10×
Willmar is more of a job hub
Willmar 1.90Dovre Township 0.19
Household income2.1×
Households in Dovre Township earn more
Dovre Township $128,906Willmar $62,280
Size9.7×
Willmar is the bigger place
Willmar 21,378Dovre Township 2,214
Home values+93%
Homes cost more in Dovre Township
Dovre Township $382,200Willmar $198,400
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Dovre 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.

Dovre Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $382K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →
Willmar$1,480/mo
Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $910/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Dovre Township and Willmar.

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

Dovre Township and Willmar share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Dovre TownshipWillmarDovre TownshipWillmar
Dovre Township ↔ Willmar5.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
561 Dovre Township residents work in Willmar (54.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dovre Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Dovre TownshipNot graded CWillmarSafer than 29% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Dovre TownshipNot graded CWillmarBetter than 28% of districts in the state
Health
B−Dovre TownshipHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns C+WillmarHealthier than 36% of U.S. towns
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
Dovre TownshipWillmar
Snow a year46″46″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th12th
Outdoors & history
Dovre TownshipWillmar
Trails0 mi8 mi
Conserved land7.6%4.8%
Settled18691871
National Register places17
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here115
Community
Dovre TownshipWillmar
Library hours a week—58 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

Dovre TownshipWillmar
People
Population 2,214Lowest 21,378Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Lowest MN: +7.6% +7.2%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 42.3±1.6Highest 9% above MN 35.5±1.4Lowest 9% below MN
Kids under 18 28.3%±5.5Highest MN: 22.9% 25.8%±2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Dovre Township and Willmar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±1.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 18.8%±1.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Willmar and Dovre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 25.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 5%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Willmar and Dovre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $128,906±$7kHighest 45% above MN $62,280±$4kLowest 30% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $382,200±$35kHighest 16% above MN $198,400±$10kLowest 40% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $567±$193Lowest 56% below MN $910±$64Highest 29% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,402Highest about the MN average $2,031Lowest 39% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.5%±38.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 42.7%±8.6Highest MN: 48.1%
Willmar and Dovre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 59.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 18% below MN 13 minLowest 44% below MN
Work from home 10.1%±3.7Highest MN: 17.6% 8.2%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Dovre Township and Willmar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 60.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miHighest 2.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 1.90Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Willmar (55%)Minneapolis (2%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 55% work in WillmarFew work in Dovre Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.6%Highest 4.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 7.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 21Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 53.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#210 of 230 in MN
School district —TECHNICAL ACADEMIES OF MINNESOTA · Willmar Public School District
High school in town —Willmar Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.2
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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