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Jevne Township vs McGregor

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (95.5× in McGregor) and household income (3× in Jevne Township).

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Jevne Township, MNA small town of 412Aitkin County · 412 people
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McGregor, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 367 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.

Jevne TownshipA small town of 412
Quiet strengthsJevne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jevne Township →
McGregorA regional job hub
Work524 jobsbased in McGregor, a regional job hub Housing$282K typical home20% below the MN typical home All about McGregor →
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.

Street grid95.5×
McGregor has the more walkable street grid
McGregor 19.1Jevne Township 0.2
Household income3×
Households in Jevne Township earn more
Jevne Township $78,125McGregor $26,250
Trails7.3×
Jevne Township has more miles of trail
Jevne Township 13.2 miMcGregor 1.8 mi
Home values2.1×
Homes cost more in Jevne Township
Jevne Township $244,000McGregor $114,300
Jobs per worker5.7×
McGregor is more of a job hub
McGregor 3.30Jevne Township 0.58
Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Jevne Township
Jevne Township $1,467McGregor $800
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in McGregor

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.

Jevne Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
McGregor$1,640/mo
Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $591/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between McGregor and Jevne 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

Jevne Township and McGregor share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Jevne TownshipMcGregorJevne TownshipMcGregor
Jevne Township ↔ McGregor3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
17 Jevne Township residents work in McGregor (13.6% of its workers)
4 McGregor residents work in Jevne Township (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Jevne Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Jevne TownshipNot graded C+McGregorBetter than 39% of districts in the state
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
Jevne TownshipMcGregor
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th49th
Outdoors & history
Jevne TownshipMcGregor
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land5.3%0.3%
Community
Jevne TownshipMcGregor
Library hours a week—23 hrs
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.

Jevne TownshipMcGregor
People
Population 412Highest 367Lowest
Median age 47.9±2.9Highest 23% above MN 46.9±17.1Lowest 21% above MN
Jevne Township and McGregor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±5.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.1%±6.9Highest MN: 22.9%
McGregor and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 24.3%±13.3Highest MN: 17.3%
McGregor and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±3.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Jevne Township and McGregor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,125±$26kHighest 12% below MN $26,250±$15kLowest 71% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,000±$33kHighest 26% below MN $114,300±$6kLowest 65% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $591±$85 54% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Highest 56% below MN $800Lowest 76% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 40%±14.5Lowest MN: 48.1%
Jevne Township and McGregor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12%Lowest MN: 9.3% 32%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 49.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 24% above MN 15 minLowest 34% below MN
Work from home 10.4%±5.7Highest MN: 17.6% 9.4%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Jevne Township and McGregor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miLowest 42.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 3.30Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (14%)Duluth (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 14% work in McGregor3% work in Jevne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 19.1Highest
Schools
School district —McGregor Public School District
High school in town —McGregor Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.9
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Jevne Township

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Fleming Township403 people · $284K homes
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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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