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Elmer Township vs Paddock Township

197 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Elmer Township) and typical home built (22 yrs in Elmer Township).

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Elmer Township, MNA small town of 266Pipestone County · 266 people
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Paddock Township, MNA small town of 294Otter Tail County · 294 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.

Elmer TownshipA small town of 266
Quiet strengthsElmer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elmer Township →
Paddock TownshipA small town of 294
Quiet strengthsPaddock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Paddock 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 worker3×
Elmer Township is more of a job hub
Elmer Township 0.12Paddock Township 0.04
Typical home built22 yrs
Elmer Township’s homes are older
Paddock Township 1984Elmer Township 1962
Average commute6 min
Elmer Township has the shorter commute
Paddock Township 26 minElmer Township 21 min
★ What stands out · 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.

Elmer Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Paddock Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $508/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Elmer Township and Paddock 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.

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
Elmer TownshipPaddock Township
Snow a year40″46″
January low5°F-2°F
July high82°F79°F
Growing season (days)152d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd28th
Outdoors & history
Elmer TownshipPaddock Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land1%0.3%
Settled18791882
Community
Elmer TownshipPaddock 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.

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elmer TownshipPipestone CountyPaddock TownshipOtter Tail County
Elmer Township ↔ Paddock Township197 miles apart
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.

Elmer TownshipPaddock Township
People
Population 266Lowest 294Highest
Median age 42.4±7.5Highest 9% above MN 42.3±7.5Lowest 9% above MN
Elmer Township and Paddock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.9%±5Highest MN: 22.9%
Paddock Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.3%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 18%±7.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Paddock Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 17.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8% 3.7%±2.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Elmer Township and Paddock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,625±$56kHighest 4% below MN $73,750±$18kLowest 17% below MN
Elmer Township and Paddock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$41kHighest 24% below MN $223,300±$23kLowest 32% below MN
Elmer Township and Paddock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$904Highest 7% below MN $508±$317Lowest 60% below MN
Elmer Township and Paddock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Lowest 45% below MN $1,848Highest 45% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below MN 26 minHighest 16% above MN
Work from home 14.3%±6.9Highest MN: 17.6% 14%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Elmer Township and Paddock 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 14.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (33%)Perham (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Paddock TownshipFew work in Elmer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.2 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 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Elmer 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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