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Folden Township vs Culver Township

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Culver Township) and average commute (14 min in Folden Township).

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Folden Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 272 people
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Culver Township, MNA small town of 278St. Louis County · 278 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.

Culver TownshipA small town of 278
Quiet strengthsCulver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Culver 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.

★ 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.

Folden Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Culver Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Folden Township and Culver 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
Folden TownshipCulver Township
Snow a year51″56″
January low-2°F-4°F
July high78°F77°F
Growing season (days)141d111d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st67th
Outdoors & history
Folden TownshipCulver Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land15.8%8%
Community
Folden TownshipCulver 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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Folden Township ↔ Culver Township143 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.

Folden TownshipCulver Township
People
Population 272Lowest 278Highest
Median age 43.5±12.8Lowest 12% above MN 45.5±10.2Highest 17% above MN
Culver Township and Folden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 20.5%±4.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Culver Township and Folden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.2%±4.8Highest MN: 17.3% 23.4%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Folden Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±3.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Folden Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$33kLowest 25% below MN $71,750±$26kHighest 19% below MN
Culver Township and Folden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,000±$49kHighest 18% below MN $252,300±$36kLowest 23% below MN
Folden Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,167±$124 9% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Highest 46% below MN $1,632Lowest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 71.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Folden Township and Culver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 14.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 7% above MN 38 minHighest 68% above MN
Work from home 17.3%±10Highest MN: 17.6% 3.5%±3.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkers Prairie (18%)Duluth (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Culver TownshipFew work in Folden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Highest 8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.4Lowest
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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