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Grace Township vs Eckvoll Township

223 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Grace Township) and trails (4.9× in Eckvoll Township).

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Grace Township, MNA small town of 62Chippewa County · 62 people
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Eckvoll Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 87 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.

Grace TownshipA small town of 62
Quiet strengthsGrace Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grace Township →
Eckvoll TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.1% conserved land7.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Eckvoll 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.

Jobs per worker7×
Grace Township is more of a job hub
Grace Township 0.49Eckvoll Township 0.07
Trails4.9×
Eckvoll Township has more miles of trail
Eckvoll Township 7.4 miGrace Township 1.5 mi
Conserved land+37 pts
Eckvoll Township has more conserved land
Eckvoll Township 44.1%Grace Township 7.1%
Street grid2×
Grace Township has the more walkable street grid
Grace Township 1.0Eckvoll Township 0.5
Typical home built26 yrs
Grace Township’s homes are older
Eckvoll Township 1982Grace Township 1956
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Eckvoll 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.

Grace Township$770/mo
Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Eckvoll Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Eckvoll Township and Grace 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
Grace TownshipEckvoll Township
Snow a year46″—
January low2°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)149d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th78th
Outdoors & history
Grace TownshipEckvoll Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land7.1%44.1%
Settled18801901
Community
Grace TownshipEckvoll 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

223 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grace TownshipChippewa CountyEckvoll TownshipMarshall County
Grace Township ↔ Eckvoll Township223 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.

Grace TownshipEckvoll Township
People
Population 62Lowest 87Highest
Median age 55.8±3.7Highest 44% above MN 55.5±27.6Lowest 43% above MN
Grace Township and Eckvoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.1%±40Lowest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±26.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Eckvoll Township and Grace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±36.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.3%±31.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Eckvoll Township and Grace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.8 MN: 5.8% 0%±16.3 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,893±$22kLowest about the MN average $106,563±$55kHighest 20% above MN
Eckvoll Township and Grace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $130,000±$27kLowest 61% below MN $194,600±$38kHighest 41% below MN
Eckvoll Township and Grace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,063Highest 68% below MN $1,025Lowest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0% MN: 9.3% 0% MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 74.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 15% below MN 17 minLowest 27% below MN
Work from home 17.1%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Eckvoll Township and Grace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Montevideo (31%)Thief River Falls (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eckvoll TownshipFew work in Grace Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 44.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.5Lowest
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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