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Eidsvold Township vs Burton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.4× in Eidsvold Township) and typical home built (40 yrs in Eidsvold Township).

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Eidsvold Township, MNA small town of 148Lyon County · 148 people
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Burton Township, MNA small town of 140Yellow Medicine County · 140 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.

Eidsvold TownshipA small town of 148
Quiet strengthsEidsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eidsvold Township →
Burton TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsBurton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Burton 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 worker3.4×
Eidsvold Township is more of a job hub
Eidsvold Township 0.17Burton Township 0.05
Typical home built40 yrs
Eidsvold Township’s homes are older
Burton Township 1990Eidsvold Township 1950
Average commute11 min
Eidsvold Township has the shorter commute
Burton Township 31 minEidsvold Township 21 min
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Burton Township
Burton Township $2,321Eidsvold Township $1,813
Homeowners+14 pts renters
Eidsvold Township has more renters
Burton Township 100%Eidsvold Township 86%
Bachelor’s degree++12.9 pts
More adults in Eidsvold Township have a degree
Eidsvold Township 33.3%Burton Township 20.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Eidsvold Township and Burton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eidsvold TownshipBurton TownshipEidsvold TownshipBurton Township
Eidsvold Township ↔ Burton Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Eidsvold Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Burton Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · 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
Eidsvold TownshipBurton Township
Snow a year45″45″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th54th
Outdoors & history
Eidsvold TownshipBurton Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%6.4%
Settled18731879
Community
Eidsvold TownshipBurton 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.

Eidsvold TownshipBurton Township
People
Population 148Highest 140Lowest
Median age 34.3±8.4Lowest 12% below MN 47±8.7Highest 21% above MN
Burton Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9% 22.1%±10Lowest MN: 22.9%
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.8%±15.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±16.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Burton Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±7.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±10.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,375±$28kHighest 12% above MN $75,000±$37kLowest 16% below MN
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $269,400±$74kHighest 18% below MN $262,500±$96kLowest 20% below MN
Eidsvold Township and Burton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Lowest 46% below MN $2,321Highest 31% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 4.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below MN 31 minHighest 38% above MN
Work from home 17.5%±10.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 23.3%±30.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Burton Township and Eidsvold 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 17.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (29%)Marshall (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Burton TownshipFew work in Eidsvold Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 6.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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