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Logan Township vs Shell River Township

70 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Shell River Township) and average commute (24 min in Shell River Township).

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Logan Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 210 people
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Shell River Township, MNAn outdoors townWadena County · 170 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 $160 more a month in Shell River 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 →
Shell River Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $254K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Shell River 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 TownshipShell River Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th46th
Outdoors & history
Logan TownshipShell River Township
Trails12 mi8 mi
Conserved land29%24.2%
Community
Logan TownshipShell River 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

70 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Logan Township ↔ Shell River Township70 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 TownshipShell River Township
People
Population 210Highest 170Lowest
Median age 52±8.8Lowest 34% above MN 55.5±6.8Highest 43% above MN
Shell River 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% 11.8%±10Lowest MN: 22.9%
Logan Township and Shell River 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% 27.6%±6Highest MN: 17.3%
Shell River 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±6.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Shell River Township and Logan 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 $63,500±$11kLowest 29% below MN
Logan Township and Shell River 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 $254,200±$42kHighest 23% below MN
Shell River 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 $2,484Highest 26% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 25%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Logan Township and Shell River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 10.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 49 minHighest 118% above MN 25 minLowest 10% above MN
Work from home 15%±9.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.6%±9.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Shell River Township and Logan 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 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (22%)Menahga (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shell River TownshipFew work in Logan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 29%Highest 24.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.3 miHighest 8.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest
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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