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Leon Township vs Sinclair Township

Next-door neighbors in Clearwater County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Sinclair Township) and jobs per worker (4.1× in Leon Township).

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Leon Township, MNA small town of 341Clearwater County · 341 people
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Sinclair Township, MNAn outdoors townClearwater County · 95 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.

Leon TownshipA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsLeon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Leon 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 $660 more a month in Sinclair 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.

Leon Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $227K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $779/mo · Housing →
Sinclair Township$1,950/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Sinclair Township and Leon 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

Leon Township and Sinclair Township share a border

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

Leon TownshipSinclair TownshipLeon TownshipSinclair Township
Leon Township ↔ Sinclair Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
4 Leon Township residents work in Sinclair Township (2.9% of its workers)
2 Sinclair Township residents work in Leon Township (3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Leon 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.

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
Leon TownshipSinclair Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th30th
Outdoors & history
Leon TownshipSinclair Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—17.7%
Community
Leon TownshipSinclair 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.

Leon TownshipSinclair Township
People
Population 341Highest 95Lowest
Median age 45.2±6.2Highest 16% above MN 42.6±26.6Lowest 10% above MN
Leon Township and Sinclair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.5%±20.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Sinclair Township and Leon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.1%±22.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Sinclair Township and Leon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 30.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Leon Township and Sinclair Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,944±$22k 36% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $226,700±$22kLowest 31% below MN $333,300±$47kHighest about the MN average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $779±$31 39% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,132Lowest 66% below MN $2,385Highest 29% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.3%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 48% above MN 31 minLowest 38% above MN
Work from home 8.5%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.4%±11.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Sinclair Township and Leon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clearbrook (20%)Bagley (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Sinclair Township3% work in Leon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 17.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.7Lowest
Schools
School district CLEARBROOK-GONVICK SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Clearbrook-Gonvick Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —
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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