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.

Down paymentRate%

Lowry$1,920/mo

Typical home $322K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $856/mo · Housing →

Moore Township$1,390/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,708/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Lowry and Moore 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

LowryMoore Township

Snow a year46″45″

January low2°F 1°F

July high83°F 81°F

Growing season (days)139d 150d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th 11th

Outdoors & history

LowryMoore Township

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0%1.2%

Settled1887 —

Community

LowryMoore Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LowryMoore Township

Lowry ↔ Moore Township22 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

LowryMoore Township

People

Population 348Highest 260Lowest

Median age 31±5.8Highest 20% below MN 26.2±7.6Lowest 32% below MN

Lowry and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.7%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 36.5%±16.6Highest MN: 22.9%

Moore Township and Lowry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.8%±4.7Highest MN: 17.3% 7.7%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3%

Lowry and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.4%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±5.4Lowest MN: 5.8%

Lowry and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $80,000±$23kLowest 10% below MN $126,875±$7kHighest 42% above MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $177,100±$17kLowest 46% below MN $247,200±$80kHighest 25% below MN

Moore Township and Lowry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $856±$97Lowest 33% below MN $1,708±$75Highest 33% above MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,548Highest 54% below MN $1,125Lowest 66% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.4%±49.6Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Lowry and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 5.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest MN: 72.2% 67.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 10% below MN 8 minLowest 63% below MN

Work from home 4.1%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.4%±8.4Highest MN: 17.6%

Moore Township and Lowry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.88Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Glenwood (24%)Morris (45%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moore TownshipFew work in Lowry

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.4Highest 1.3Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Lowry vs Moore Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Lowry

What daily life feels like in each

22 miles apart

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