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Dunn Township vs Candor Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Dunn Township) and seasonal homes (+30.6 pts in Dunn Township).

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Dunn Township, MNA small town of 929Otter Tail County · 929 people
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Candor Township, MNA small town of 578Otter Tail County · 578 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.

Dunn TownshipA small town of 929
Quiet strengthsDunn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dunn Township →
Candor TownshipA small town of 578
Quiet strengthsCandor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Candor 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.

Jobs per worker3.8×
Dunn Township is more of a job hub
Dunn Township 0.50Candor Township 0.13
Seasonal homes+30.6 pts
Dunn Township has more second homes
Dunn Township 70%Candor Township 39.4%
Work from home+15.3 pts
More people work from home in Dunn Township
Dunn Township 20.9%Candor Township 5.6%
Trails2.8×
Candor Township has more miles of trail
Candor Township 3.4 miDunn Township 1.2 mi
Kids under 18+11.9 pts
Candor Township has more kids
Candor Township 18%Dunn Township 6.1%
Growth since 2010+8 pts
Candor Township has grown faster since 2010
Candor Township +10.7%Dunn Township +2.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Dunn 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.

Dunn Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $437K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Candor Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $361K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,109/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Dunn Township and Candor 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

Dunn Township and Candor Township share a border

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

Dunn TownshipCandor TownshipDunn TownshipCandor Township
Dunn Township ↔ Candor Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Candor Township residents work in Dunn Township (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Candor Township →
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
Dunn TownshipCandor Township
Snow a year54″48″
January low—-4°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Dunn TownshipCandor Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land7%12.4%
Settled—1880
Community
Dunn TownshipCandor 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.

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.

Dunn TownshipCandor Township
People
Population 929Highest 578Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Lowest MN: +7.6% +10.7%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 60.4±6.7Highest 56% above MN 57.4±2.5Lowest 48% above MN
Dunn Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.1%±2.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 18%±3.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 41.7%±12.9Highest MN: 17.3% 32.5%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Dunn Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 31%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Candor Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,527±$7kLowest 12% below MN $81,250±$9kHighest 9% below MN
Candor Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $437,100±$107kHighest 33% above MN $360,700±$29kLowest 10% above MN
Dunn Township and Candor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,109±$55 13% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,555Highest 6% above MN $2,767Lowest 18% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 63.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Candor Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 95%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 41% above MN 31 minLowest 38% above MN
Work from home 20.9%±12Highest MN: 17.6% 5.6%±2.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (28%)Detroit Lakes (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Candor Township3% work in Dunn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Lowest 12.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 3.4 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 3.1Highest 1.8Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Dunn 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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