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Excel Township vs Delafield Township

310 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (46× in Excel Township) and jobs per worker (16× in Delafield Township).

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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 people
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Delafield Township, MNA small town of 213Jackson County · 213 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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Delafield TownshipA small town of 213
Quiet strengthsDelafield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delafield 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.

Trails46×
Excel Township has more miles of trail
Excel Township 9.2 miDelafield Township 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker16×
Delafield Township is more of a job hub
Delafield Township 1.44Excel Township 0.09
Home values+22%
Homes cost more in Excel Township
Excel Township $263,500Delafield Township $216,700
In college+11.5 pts
Excel Township is more of a college town
Excel Township 12%Delafield Township 0.5%
Average commute4 min
Delafield Township has the shorter commute
Excel Township 20 minDelafield Township 16 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Excel 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.

Excel Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →
Delafield Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Excel Township and Delafield 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 TownshipDelafield Township
Snow a year50″49″
January low-3°F5°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)142d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th53rd
Outdoors & history
Excel TownshipDelafield Township
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.8%7%
Settled1884—
Community
Excel TownshipDelafield 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

310 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Excel TownshipMarshall CountyDelafield TownshipJackson County
Excel Township ↔ Delafield Township310 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.

Excel TownshipDelafield Township
People
Population 250Highest 213Lowest
Median age 46.5±6 20% above MN 46.5±14.4 20% above MN
Kids under 18 19.6%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 23%±9.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Delafield 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% 22.1%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Excel Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31%Lowest MN: 39.4% 34.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,000±$30kHighest 29% above MN $112,917±$39kLowest 27% above MN
Excel Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $263,500±$18kHighest 20% below MN $216,700±$26kLowest 34% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,438±$539 12% above MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Highest 48% below MN $1,618Lowest 52% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Excel Township and Delafield 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% 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 11% below MN 16 minLowest 30% below MN
Work from home 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.7%±5.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Delafield 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%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 1.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (47%)Jackson (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Delafield TownshipFew work in Excel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2 1.2
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Excel Township

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North Township520 people · $255K homes
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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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