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Horton Township vs Synnes Township

Next-door neighbors in Stevens County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (177× in Horton Township) and household income (2.4× in Synnes Township).

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Horton Township, MNA regional job hubStevens County · 171 people
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Synnes Township, MNA small town of 181Stevens County · 181 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.

Synnes TownshipA small town of 181
Quiet strengthsSynnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Synnes 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 $710 more a month in Horton 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.

Horton Township$1,770/mo
Typical home $314K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →
Synnes Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $1,298/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Horton Township and Synnes 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

Horton Township and Synnes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Horton TownshipSynnes TownshipHorton TownshipSynnes Township
Horton Township ↔ Synnes 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
Horton TownshipSynnes Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low3°F3°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th27th
Outdoors & history
Horton TownshipSynnes Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.9%5.5%
Community
Horton TownshipSynnes 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.

Horton TownshipSynnes Township
People
Population 171Lowest 181Highest
Median age 26.3±11.3Lowest 32% below MN 30.6±0.4Highest 21% below MN
Synnes Township and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.8%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 3.3%±12.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 10.5%±14Highest MN: 17.3% 8.8%±15.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Horton Township and Synnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±7.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 8.3%±7Highest MN: 5.8%
Synnes Township and Horton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,813±$31kLowest 15% above MN $250,001Highest 181% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $314,300±$79kHighest 5% below MN $185,000±$115kLowest 44% below MN
Horton Township and Synnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,298±$1k about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,409Highest 58% below MN $1,083Lowest 68% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±58.8 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 25.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 21.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN 2008Highest 29 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 59% below MN 12 minHighest 48% below MN
Work from home 20%±14.5Highest MN: 17.6% 7.6%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Horton Township and Synnes 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 10.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morris (44%)Morris (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Synnes TownshipFew work in Horton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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