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Kalevala Township vs Silver Township

Next-door neighbors in Carlton County. The biggest differences: trails (9× in Silver Township) and work from home (+13.1 pts in Silver Township).

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Kalevala Township, MNA small town of 271Carlton County · 271 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.

Kalevala TownshipA small town of 271
Quiet strengthsKalevala Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kalevala 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.

Trails9×
Silver Township has more miles of trail
Silver Township 9.0 miKalevala Township 1.0 mi
Work from home+13.1 pts
More people work from home in Silver Township
Silver Township 17%Kalevala Township 3.9%
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Silver Township
Silver Township $2,250Kalevala Township $1,818
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kalevala Township and Silver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kalevala TownshipSilver TownshipKalevala TownshipSilver Township
Kalevala Township ↔ Silver Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Kalevala Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →
Silver Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Silver Township and Kalevala 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
Kalevala TownshipSilver Township
Snow a year59″64″
January low-3°F-0°F
July high76°F78°F
Growing season (days)107d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
Kalevala TownshipSilver Township
Trails1 mi9 mi
Conserved land3%2.5%
Community
Kalevala 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.

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.

Kalevala TownshipSilver Township
People
Population 271Lowest 373Highest
Median age 53.8±9Highest 39% above MN 48.6±4.2Lowest 25% above MN
Kalevala Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.8%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 20.6%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Silver Township and Kalevala Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±6.7Highest MN: 17.3% 22.8%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Kalevala Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 17%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Kalevala Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,250±$17kLowest 26% below MN $81,250±$20kHighest 9% below MN
Silver Township and Kalevala Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,400±$28kLowest 29% below MN $250,000±$28kHighest 24% below MN
Silver Township and Kalevala Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$668Lowest 17% below MN $1,094±$133Highest 15% below MN
Silver Township and Kalevala Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,818Lowest 46% below MN $2,250Highest 33% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 50%±75.1Lowest MN: 48.1%
Kalevala Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89%Highest MN: 72.2% 83.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 47% above MN 31 minLowest 36% above MN
Work from home 3.9%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 17%±5.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (15%)Cloquet (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silver TownshipFew work in Kalevala Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 9.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Kalevala Township

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Eagle Township554 people · $236K 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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