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Evergreen Township vs Munch Township

137 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.6× in Munch Township) and jobs per worker (4.7× in Evergreen Township).

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Evergreen Township, MNA small town of 398Becker County · 398 people
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Munch Township, MNAn outdoors townPine County · 467 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.

Evergreen TownshipA small town of 398
Quiet strengthsEvergreen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Evergreen Township →
Munch TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.5% conserved land6.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Munch 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.

Trails6.6×
Munch Township has more miles of trail
Munch Township 6.6 miEvergreen Township 1.0 mi
Jobs per worker4.7×
Evergreen Township is more of a job hub
Evergreen Township 0.14Munch Township 0.03
Average commute21 min
Evergreen Township has the shorter commute
Munch Township 43 minEvergreen Township 21 min
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Munch Township
Munch Township $1,530Evergreen Township $1,267
Typical home built16 yrs
Evergreen Township’s homes are older
Munch Township 1993Evergreen Township 1977
Conserved land+10.5 pts
Munch Township has more conserved land
Munch Township 17.5%Evergreen Township 7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Munch 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.

Evergreen Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $179K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Munch Township$1,230/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Munch Township and Evergreen 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
Evergreen TownshipMunch Township
Snow a year46″45″
January low-2°F-1°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)141d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th71st
Outdoors & history
Evergreen TownshipMunch Township
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land7%17.5%
Settled1888—
Community
Evergreen TownshipMunch 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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Evergreen TownshipBecker CountyMunch TownshipPine County
Evergreen Township ↔ Munch Township137 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.

Evergreen TownshipMunch Township
People
Population 398Lowest 467Highest
Median age 35.1±13.6Lowest 10% below MN 35.3±11.4Highest 9% below MN
Munch Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.4%±9.1Highest MN: 22.9% 27%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Evergreen Township and Munch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.6%±3Highest MN: 17.3% 18%±8.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Evergreen Township and Munch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±2.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Munch Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,083±$18kLowest 36% below MN $67,083±$26kHighest 25% below MN
Munch Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,400±$19kLowest 46% below MN $210,200±$24kHighest 36% below MN
Munch Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,267Lowest 62% below MN $1,530Highest 54% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 75%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 21.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 12.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 6% below MN 43 minHighest 87% above MN
Work from home 7.6%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.9%±9.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Munch Township and Evergreen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (39%)Pine City (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Munch TownshipFew work in Evergreen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Lowest 17.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
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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