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Flora Township vs Beaver Falls Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: home values (+73% in Beaver Falls Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+21.6 pts in Beaver Falls Township).

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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 people
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Beaver Falls Township, MNA small town of 256Renville County · 256 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.

Flora TownshipA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora Township →
Beaver Falls TownshipA small town of 256
Quiet strengthsBeaver Falls Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Beaver Falls 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.

Home values+73%
Homes cost more in Beaver Falls Township
Beaver Falls Township $428,900Flora Township $247,700
Bachelor’s degree++21.6 pts
More adults in Beaver Falls Township have a degree
Beaver Falls Township 45.1%Flora Township 23.5%
Jobs per worker2×
Beaver Falls Township is more of a job hub
Beaver Falls Township 0.58Flora Township 0.29
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Beaver Falls Township
Beaver Falls Township $2,690Flora Township $2,107
Homeowners+12.6 pts renters
Flora Township has more renters
Beaver Falls Township 95.1%Flora Township 82.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Beaver Falls 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.

Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Beaver Falls Township$2,470/mo
Typical home $429K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Beaver Falls Township and Flora 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.

Where they are

Flora Township and Beaver Falls Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flora TownshipBeaver Falls TownshipFlora TownshipBeaver Falls Township
Flora Township ↔ Beaver Falls Township7.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Flora TownshipBeaver Falls Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Flora TownshipBeaver Falls Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.3%8.5%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Flora TownshipBeaver Falls 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.

Flora TownshipBeaver Falls Township
People
Population 134Lowest 256Highest
Median age 48.8±12.8Highest 26% above MN 33.5±13.7Lowest 14% below MN
Flora Township and Beaver Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±10.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 39.8%±6.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Beaver Falls Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±13.4Highest MN: 17.3% 12.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Beaver Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 45.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±7.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±4.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Flora Township and Beaver Falls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,750±$21kLowest 6% below MN $102,750±$28kHighest 15% above MN
Beaver Falls Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,700±$94kLowest 25% below MN $428,900±$45kHighest 30% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,107Lowest 37% below MN $2,690Highest 20% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1948Highest 31 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 4% above MN 24 minLowest 4% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.9%±6.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Beaver Falls Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Emmet Township (18%)Redwood Falls (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beaver Falls TownshipFew work in Flora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3 1.3
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Flora Township

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Delhi Township349 people · $267K homes
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Sacred Heart Township257 people · $204K homes
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Emmet Township162 people · $233K homes
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Henryville Township128 people · $221K 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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