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Germania Township vs Eagle Valley Township

Next-door neighbors in Todd County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Eagle Valley Township) and trails (8.5× in Eagle Valley Township).

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Germania Township, MNA small town of 569Todd County · 569 people
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Eagle Valley Township, MNA small town of 399Todd County · 399 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.

Germania TownshipA small town of 569
Quiet strengthsGermania Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germania Township →
Eagle Valley TownshipA small town of 399
Quiet strengthsEagle Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eagle Valley 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.

Germania Township$1,220/mo
Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Eagle Valley Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Eagle Valley Township and Germania 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

Germania Township and Eagle Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Germania TownshipEagle Valley TownshipGermania TownshipEagle Valley Township
Germania Township ↔ Eagle Valley Township6.0 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
Germania TownshipEagle Valley Township
Snow a year54″54″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th23rd
Outdoors & history
Germania TownshipEagle Valley Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0.1%
Settled1880—
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
Germania TownshipEagle Valley 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.

Germania TownshipEagle Valley Township
People
Population 569Highest 399Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.4%Highest MN: +7.6% -10%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 21.9±9.6Lowest 44% below MN 46.9±16.1Highest 21% above MN
Eagle Valley Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 41.1%±12.5Highest MN: 22.9% 18.5%±4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 10%±1.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.3%±8.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 18.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1Lowest MN: 5.8% 11%±7.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,333±$14kHighest 29% below MN $58,750±$24kLowest 34% below MN
Germania Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $211,600±$44kLowest 36% below MN $231,600±$35kHighest 30% below MN
Eagle Valley Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,360Lowest 59% below MN $1,863Highest 45% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Eagle Valley Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 19.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 80.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 41% above MN 22 minLowest 4% below MN
Work from home 31.3%±15.6Highest MN: 17.6% 25.9%±16.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Germania Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wadena (16%)Long Prairie (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle Valley TownshipFew work in Germania Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.5Highest
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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