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Grand Plain Township vs Cloverleaf Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: conserved land (+28.5 pts in Grand Plain Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+26.9 pts in Grand Plain Township).

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Grand Plain Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 52 people
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Cloverleaf Township, MNA small town of 82Pennington County · 82 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.

Cloverleaf TownshipA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsCloverleaf Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cloverleaf 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 $720 more a month in Grand Plain 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.

Grand Plain Township$1,870/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →
Cloverleaf Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf 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

Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grand Plain TownshipCloverleaf TownshipGrand Plain TownshipCloverleaf Township
Grand Plain Township ↔ Cloverleaf Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Grand Plain TownshipCloverleaf Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th95th
Outdoors & history
Grand Plain TownshipCloverleaf Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land28.5%0%
Settled1898—
Community
Grand Plain TownshipCloverleaf 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.

Grand Plain TownshipCloverleaf Township
People
Population 52Lowest 82Highest
Median age 45.9±20.3Highest 18% above MN 41.5±30.9Lowest 7% above MN
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.4%±40.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.2%±25.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Cloverleaf Township and Grand Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±53.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 39%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Cloverleaf Township and Grand Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.5%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±17.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,333±$39kHighest 27% above MN $65,750±$27kLowest 26% below MN
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,300±$56kHighest about the MN average $184,400±$96kLowest 44% below MN
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Lowest 44% below MN $2,182Highest 35% below MN
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 22%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below MN 28 minHighest 21% above MN
Work from home 3.3%±6.4Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±27.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Grand Plain Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (29%)Thief River Falls (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cloverleaf TownshipFew work in Grand Plain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 28.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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