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Logan Township vs Nickerson Township

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.5× in Nickerson Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Nickerson Township).

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Logan Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 210 people
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Nickerson Township, MNAn outdoors townPine County · 256 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Nickerson 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.

Logan Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →
Nickerson Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Nickerson Township and Logan 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
Logan TownshipNickerson Township
Snow a year—64″
January low—-0°F
July high—78°F
Growing season (days)—129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th48th
Outdoors & history
Logan TownshipNickerson Township
Conserved land29%78.8%
Community
Logan TownshipNickerson 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Logan Township ↔ Nickerson Township58 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.

Logan TownshipNickerson Township
People
Population 210Lowest 256Highest
Median age 52±8.8Lowest 34% above MN 53.8±9.3Highest 39% above MN
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.1%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9% 16.8%±7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.8%±7.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 14.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5Highest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,750±$10kHighest 24% below MN $54,583±$12kLowest 39% below MN
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $244,600±$22kLowest 26% below MN $282,100±$80kHighest 14% below MN
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,142Lowest 66% below MN $2,391Highest 29% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 9%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 98.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 118% above MN 40 minLowest 76% above MN
Work from home 15%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6% 12.1%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (22%)Duluth (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nickerson TownshipFew work in Logan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29%Lowest 78.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.3 miLowest 80.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.4Lowest
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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