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Holt Township vs Excel Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: household income (2.1× in Excel Township) and property tax bill (2× in Excel Township).

Holt Township, MNA history townMarshall County · 119 people

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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 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.

Holt TownshipA history town

History24 archive photos & papers24 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Holt Township →

Excel TownshipA small town of 250

Quiet strengthsExcel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Excel 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.

Household income2.1×

Households in Excel Township earn more

Excel Township $115,000Holt Township $54,643

Property tax bill2×

Tax bills are bigger in Excel Township

Excel Township $1,750Holt Township $889

Home values+69%

Homes cost more in Excel Township

Excel Township $263,500Holt Township $155,800

Average commute23 min

Excel Township has the shorter commute

Holt Township 43 minExcel Township 20 min

Work from home+10.4 pts

More people work from home in Holt Township

Holt Township 14%Excel Township 3.6%

Jobs per worker2.3×

Excel Township is more of a job hub

Excel Township 0.09Holt Township 0.04

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Excel 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.

Down paymentRate%

Holt Township$890/mo

Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →

Excel Township$1,530/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Excel Township and Holt 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

Holt Township and Excel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Holt TownshipExcel Township

Holt Township ↔ Excel Township6.9 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

Holt TownshipExcel Township

Snow a year—50″

January low—-3°F

July high—79°F

Growing season (days)—142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th 78th

Outdoors & history

Holt TownshipExcel Township

Trails5 mi 9 mi

Conserved land1.1%2.8%

Settled—1884

Archive photos24 —

Community

Holt TownshipExcel Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Holt TownshipExcel Township

People

Population 119Lowest 250Highest

Median age 51.3±10.6Highest 32% above MN 46.5±6Lowest 20% above MN

Holt Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.3%±10.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±5.9Highest MN: 22.9%

Excel Township and Holt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.8%±20.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3%

Excel Township and Holt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±8.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8%

Excel Township and Holt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,643±$17kLowest 39% below MN $115,000±$30kHighest 29% above MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,800±$19kLowest 53% below MN $263,500±$18kHighest 20% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,438±$539 12% above MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $889Lowest 74% below MN $1,750Highest 48% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 42.9%±100 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 1.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 89% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN

Work from home 14%±7Highest MN: 17.6% 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.09Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (46%)Thief River Falls (47%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Excel TownshipFew work in Holt Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 9.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Holt Township vs Excel Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Excel Township

Holt Township and Excel Township share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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