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Hubbard Township vs Shell River Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Hubbard Township) and size (5.8× in Hubbard Township).

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Hubbard Township, MNA small town of 984Hubbard County · 984 people
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Shell River Township, MNAn outdoors townWadena County · 170 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.

Hubbard TownshipA small town of 984
Quiet strengthsHubbard Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hubbard 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 $320 more a month in Hubbard 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.

Hubbard Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →
Shell River Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Hubbard Township and Shell River 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

Hubbard Township and Shell River Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hubbard TownshipShell River TownshipHubbard TownshipShell River Township
Hubbard Township ↔ Shell River 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
Hubbard TownshipShell River Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd46th
Outdoors & history
Hubbard TownshipShell River Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land2.4%24.2%
Community
Hubbard TownshipShell River 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.

Hubbard TownshipShell River Township
People
Population 984Highest 170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.8% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 42.8±6.2Lowest 10% above MN 55.5±6.8Highest 43% above MN
Shell River Township and Hubbard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±3.9Highest MN: 22.9% 11.8%±10Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 22.4%±2.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 27.6%±6Highest MN: 17.3%
Shell River Township and Hubbard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±6.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Shell River Township and Hubbard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,838±$5kHighest 8% below MN $63,500±$11kLowest 29% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $324,500±$44kHighest about the MN average $254,200±$42kLowest 23% below MN
Hubbard Township and Shell River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$817 7% above MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 43% below MN $2,484Highest 26% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 25%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Hubbard Township and Shell River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 10.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than MN 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 18% below MN 25 minHighest 10% above MN
Work from home 12.2%±5.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.6%±9.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Shell River Township and Hubbard 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 10.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Park Rapids (38%)Menahga (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shell River TownshipFew work in Hubbard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 24.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 8.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Highest 1.0Lowest
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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