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Jevne Township vs Silver Township

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Jevne Township) and street grid (4.5× in Silver Township).

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Jevne Township, MNA small town of 412Aitkin County · 412 people
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Silver Township, MNA small town of 373Carlton County · 373 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 →
Silver TownshipA small town of 373
Quiet strengthsSilver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver 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 worker7.3×
Jevne Township is more of a job hub
Jevne Township 0.58Silver Township 0.08
Street grid4.5×
Silver Township has the more walkable street grid
Silver Township 0.9Jevne Township 0.2
Seasonal homes+30.4 pts
Jevne Township has more second homes
Jevne Township 44.6%Silver Township 14.2%
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Silver Township
Silver Township $2,250Jevne Township $1,467
★ 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.

Jevne Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Silver Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Silver Township 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.

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 TownshipSilver Township
Snow a year43″64″
January low-1°F-0°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th38th
Outdoors & history
Jevne TownshipSilver Township
Trails13 mi9 mi
Conserved land5.3%2.5%
Community
Jevne TownshipSilver 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

26 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jevne TownshipSilver TownshipJevne TownshipSilver Township
Jevne Township ↔ Silver Township26 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.

Jevne TownshipSilver Township
People
Population 412Highest 373Lowest
Median age 47.9±2.9Lowest 23% above MN 48.6±4.2Highest 25% above MN
Silver Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.4%±5.3Highest MN: 22.9% 20.6%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Jevne Township and Silver 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% 22.8%±3.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Silver Township 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% 17%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Silver Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,125±$26kLowest 12% below MN $81,250±$20kHighest 9% below MN
Silver Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,000±$33kLowest 26% below MN $250,000±$28kHighest 24% below MN
Silver Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,094±$133 15% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,467Lowest 56% below MN $2,250Highest 33% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 50%±75.1Lowest MN: 48.1%
Jevne Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 83.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 24% above MN 31 minHighest 36% above MN
Work from home 10.4%±5.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 17%±5.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Silver Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (14%)Cloquet (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silver TownshipFew work in Jevne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 9.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.9Highest
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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