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Lida Township vs Dora Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+12.1 pts in Lida Township) and work from home (+10.4 pts in Dora Township).

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Lida Township, MNA small town of 827Otter Tail County · 827 people
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Dora Township, MNA small town of 580Otter Tail County · 580 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.

Lida TownshipA small town of 827
Quiet strengthsLida Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lida Township →
Dora TownshipA small town of 580
Quiet strengthsDora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dora 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.

Kids under 18+12.1 pts
Lida Township has more kids
Lida Township 18%Dora Township 5.9%
Work from home+10.4 pts
More people work from home in Dora Township
Dora Township 17.2%Lida Township 6.8%
Home values+26%
Homes cost more in Lida Township
Lida Township $508,600Dora Township $402,200
Jobs per worker2×
Dora Township is more of a job hub
Dora Township 0.08Lida Township 0.04
Growth since 2010+6.9 pts
Lida Township has grown faster since 2010
Lida Township +3%Dora Township -3.9%
Age 65++7.2 pts
Dora Township has more people 65 and up
Dora Township 40.9%Lida Township 33.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Lida 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.

Lida Township$2,950/mo
Typical home $509K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Dora Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $402K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Lida Township and Dora 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

Lida Township and Dora Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lida TownshipDora TownshipLida TownshipDora Township
Lida Township ↔ Dora Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Lida TownshipDora Township
Snow a year54″50″
January low—-1°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th20th
Outdoors & history
Lida TownshipDora Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land9%0.3%
Settled18791879
Community
Lida TownshipDora 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.

Lida TownshipDora Township
People
Population 827Highest 580Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3%Highest MN: +7.6% -3.9%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 59±5.8Lowest 52% above MN 62±3.1Highest 60% above MN
Dora Township and Lida Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±3.3Highest MN: 22.9% 5.9%±2.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 33.7%±2.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.9%±2.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39%Highest MN: 39.4% 32.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Dora Township and Lida Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,250±$17kHighest 8% above MN $92,333±$7kLowest 4% above MN
Lida Township and Dora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $508,600±$55kHighest 54% above MN $402,200±$42kLowest 22% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,424Highest about the MN average $3,164Lowest 6% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 50%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Lida Township and Dora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN 1994Highest 15 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 57% above MN 40 minHighest 76% above MN
Work from home 6.8%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.2%±5.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Perham (20%)Perham (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dora TownshipFew work in Lida Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 2.7Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lida Township

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Towns like Lida Township

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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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