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Flora Township vs Split Rock Township

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+31.2 pts in Split Rock Township) and street grid (2.6× in Flora Township).

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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 people
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Split Rock Township, MNA small town of 175Carlton County · 175 people
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 →
Split Rock TownshipA small town of 175
Quiet strengthsSplit Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Split Rock 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.

★ 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.

Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Split Rock Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Flora Township and Split Rock 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
Flora TownshipSplit Rock Township
Snow a year44″59″
January low4°F-3°F
July high83°F76°F
Growing season (days)162d107d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd38th
Outdoors & history
Flora TownshipSplit Rock Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.3%7.7%
Settled1867—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Flora TownshipSplit Rock 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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flora Township ↔ Split Rock Township163 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.

Flora TownshipSplit Rock Township
People
Population 134Lowest 175Highest
Median age 48.8±12.8Lowest 26% above MN 49.7±6.3Highest 28% above MN
Split Rock Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±10.2Highest MN: 22.9% 16%±8.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Flora Township and Split Rock 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% 18.9%±7.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Split Rock 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% 25.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Split Rock Township and Flora 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±$21kHighest 6% below MN $63,214±$12kLowest 29% below MN
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,700±$94kHighest 25% below MN $225,000±$32kLowest 32% below MN
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,107Highest 37% below MN $2,093Lowest 38% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 28.6%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above MN 34 minHighest 49% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 42.7%±18.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29 0.29
Top workplaceoutside town Emmet Township (18%)Cloquet (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Split Rock TownshipFew work in Flora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.5Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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