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Maple Lake Township vs Silver Creek Township

Next-door neighbors in Wright County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+13.2 pts renters in Maple Lake Township) and seasonal homes (+10.4 pts in Maple Lake Township).

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Maple Lake Township, MNOne of the healthiest townsWright County · 2,490 people
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Silver Creek Township, MNAn outdoors townWright County · 2,582 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.

Maple Lake TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18587 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Maple Lake Township →
Silver Creek TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#70 most conserved land in MN14 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 73%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Silver Creek Township →
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.

Homeowners+13.2 pts renters
Maple Lake Township has more renters
Silver Creek Township 97.8%Maple Lake Township 84.6%
Seasonal homes+10.4 pts
Maple Lake Township has more second homes
Maple Lake Township 18.5%Silver Creek Township 8.1%
Average commute5 min
Maple Lake Township has the shorter commute
Silver Creek Township 31 minMaple Lake Township 26 min
Growth since 2010+4.9 pts
Silver Creek Township has grown faster since 2010
Silver Creek Township +9.6%Maple Lake Township +4.7%
Trails+51%
Silver Creek Township has more miles of trail
Silver Creek Township 14.2 miMaple Lake Township 9.4 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Maple Lake Township and Silver Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple Lake TownshipSilver Creek TownshipMaple Lake TownshipSilver Creek Township
Maple Lake Township ↔ Silver Creek Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Maple Lake Township$2,770/mo
Typical home $470K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →
Silver Creek Township$2,670/mo
Typical home $453K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,146/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Maple Lake Township and Silver Creek 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.

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.

Health
B+Maple Lake TownshipHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns B+Silver Creek TownshipHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
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
Maple Lake TownshipSilver Creek Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low3°F3°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)163d163d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th63rd
Outdoors & history
Maple Lake TownshipSilver Creek Township
Trails9 mi14 mi
Conserved land2.6%9%
Settled1858—
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here4—
Community
Maple Lake TownshipSilver Creek 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.

Maple Lake TownshipSilver Creek Township
People
Population 2,490Lowest 2,582Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.7%Lowest MN: +7.6% +9.6%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 42.6±4.4Highest 10% above MN 41.3±4.5Lowest 6% above MN
Maple Lake Township and Silver Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.7%±4.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.3%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±4.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±3.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 30.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±0.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±1.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,864±$26kLowest 17% above MN $115,872±$10kHighest 30% above MN
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $469,600±$35kHighest 43% above MN $452,600±$29kLowest 37% above MN
Maple Lake Township and Silver Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,143±$63Lowest 11% below MN $1,146±$431Highest 10% below MN
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,725Highest 11% above MN $3,510Lowest 5% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.9%±16.6Lowest MN: 48.1% 35.3%±92.4Highest MN: 48.1%
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 13% above MN 31 minHighest 36% above MN
Work from home 13.4%±5.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 26.9%±8.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Silver Creek Township and Maple Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Buffalo (15%)St. Cloud (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Silver Creek TownshipFew work in Maple Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Lowest 9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miLowest 14.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.6Highest 3.0Lowest
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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