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Harvey Township vs Eddy Township

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.6× in Harvey Township) and trails (3.4× in Eddy Township).

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Harvey Township, MNA small town of 437Meeker County · 437 people
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Eddy Township, MNAn outdoors townClearwater County · 418 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.

Harvey TownshipA small town of 437
Quiet strengthsHarvey Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harvey Township →
Eddy TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.4% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Eddy 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 worker3.6×
Harvey Township is more of a job hub
Harvey Township 0.40Eddy Township 0.11
Trails3.4×
Eddy Township has more miles of trail
Eddy Township 1.7 miHarvey Township 0.5 mi
Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Harvey Township
Harvey Township $2,250Eddy Township $1,479
Conserved land+14.6 pts
Eddy Township has more conserved land
Eddy Township 21.4%Harvey Township 6.8%
Average commute6 min
Eddy Township has the shorter commute
Harvey Township 30 minEddy Township 24 min
★ 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.

Harvey Township$1,480/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →
Eddy Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Eddy Township and Harvey 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
Harvey TownshipEddy Township
Snow a year41″—
January low2°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)162d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th30th
Outdoors & history
Harvey TownshipEddy Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.8%21.4%
Settled1867—
Community
Harvey TownshipEddy 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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harvey TownshipMeeker CountyEddy TownshipClearwater County
Harvey Township ↔ Eddy Township173 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.

Harvey TownshipEddy Township
People
Population 437Highest 418Lowest
Median age 41.1±6.7Highest 6% above MN 40.4±5.8Lowest 4% above MN
Harvey Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.1%±3.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.2%±5.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Eddy Township and Harvey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±1.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.4%±3.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Eddy Township and Harvey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Eddy Township and Harvey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,875±$21kHighest 3% above MN $77,143±$12kLowest 13% below MN
Harvey Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,000±$24kLowest 25% below MN $275,000±$45kHighest 16% below MN
Eddy Township and Harvey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $763±$588 40% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,250Highest 33% below MN $1,479Lowest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 6.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Harvey Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 26.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 30% above MN 24 minLowest 5% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±7Highest MN: 17.6% 2.8%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Harvey Township and Eddy Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 mi 21.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Litchfield (21%)Clearbrook (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eddy TownshipFew work in Harvey Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.8%Lowest 21.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.8Lowest
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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