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Eddy Township vs Holst Township

Next-door neighbors in Clearwater County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.5× in Holst Township) and trails (+88% in Holst Township).

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Eddy Township, MNAn outdoors townClearwater County · 418 people
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Holst Township, MNAn outdoors townClearwater County · 271 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.

Eddy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.4% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Eddy Township →
Holst TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors19.8% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Holst 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.

Jobs per worker2.5×
Holst Township is more of a job hub
Holst Township 0.27Eddy Township 0.11
Trails+88%
Holst Township has more miles of trail
Holst Township 3.2 miEddy Township 1.7 mi
Typical home built15 yrs
Eddy Township’s homes are older
Holst Township 1993Eddy Township 1978
Homeowners+8.3 pts renters
Eddy Township has more renters
Holst Township 97.9%Eddy Township 89.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Eddy Township and Holst Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eddy TownshipHolst TownshipEddy TownshipHolst Township
Eddy Township ↔ Holst Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Eddy Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →
Holst Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Eddy TownshipHolst Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Eddy TownshipHolst Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land21.4%19.8%
Community
Eddy TownshipHolst 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.

Eddy TownshipHolst Township
People
Population 418Highest 271Lowest
Median age 40.4±5.8Lowest 4% above MN 44.5±6.1Highest 15% above MN
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±5.8Highest MN: 22.9% 24%±4.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Eddy Township and Holst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±4Highest MN: 17.3%
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 20.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±2.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Eddy Township and Holst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,143±$12kLowest 13% below MN $87,083±$30kHighest about the MN average
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $275,000±$45kLowest 16% below MN $276,800±$34kHighest 16% below MN
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $763±$588 40% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,479Lowest 56% below MN $1,488Highest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 6.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 5% above MN 25 minHighest 11% above MN
Work from home 2.8%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.2%±4.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Holst Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clearbrook (19%)Bemidji (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Holst TownshipFew work in Eddy Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21.4%Highest 19.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8 0.8
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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