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Excel Township vs Crate Township

225 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+55% in Crate Township) and average commute (5 min in Excel Township).

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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 people

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Crate Township, MNA small town of 229Chippewa County · 229 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.

Excel TownshipA small town of 250

Quiet strengthsExcel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Crate TownshipA small town of 229

Quiet strengthsCrate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Crate 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.

Property tax bill+55%

Tax bills are bigger in Crate Township

Crate Township $2,719Excel Township $1,750

Average commute5 min

Excel Township has the shorter commute

Crate Township 26 minExcel Township 20 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Crate 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.

Down paymentRate%

Excel Township$1,530/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →

Crate Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Crate Township and Excel 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

Excel TownshipCrate Township

Snow a year50″46″

January low-3°F 2°F

July high79°F 82°F

Growing season (days)142d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 73rd

Outdoors & history

Excel TownshipCrate Township

Trails9 mi —

Conserved land2.8%—

Settled1884 —

Community

Excel TownshipCrate Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

225 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Excel TownshipMarshall County Crate TownshipChippewa County

Excel Township ↔ Crate Township225 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Excel TownshipCrate Township

People

Population 250Highest 229Lowest

Median age 46.5±6Lowest 20% above MN 47.6±12.4Highest 23% above MN

Crate Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.6%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.7%±6.5Highest MN: 22.9%

Crate Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25.2%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3% 19.2%±14Lowest MN: 17.3%

Excel Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31%Highest MN: 39.4% 27.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±5Lowest MN: 5.8%

Excel Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $115,000±$30kHighest 29% above MN $105,000±$19kLowest 18% above MN

Excel Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $263,500±$18kLowest 20% below MN $291,100±$50kHighest 12% below MN

Crate Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,438±$539 12% above MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Lowest 48% below MN $2,719Highest 19% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Excel Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% below MN 26 minHighest 12% above MN

Work from home 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.6%±16.4Highest MN: 17.6%

Crate Township and Excel 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 10.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (47%)Clara City (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crate TownshipFew work in Excel Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2 1.2

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Excel Township vs Crate Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Crate Township

What daily life feels like in each

225 miles apart

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