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Maple Township vs Eddy Township

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+22.8 pts in Maple Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Eddy Township).

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Maple Township, MNA small town of 525Cass County · 525 people

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Eddy Township, MNAn outdoors townClearwater County · 418 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.

Maple TownshipA small town of 525

Quiet strengthsMaple Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Maple Township →

Eddy TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors21.4% conserved land1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Eddy 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.

Work from home+22.8 pts

More people work from home in Maple Township

Maple Township 25.6%Eddy Township 2.8%

Jobs per worker2.8×

Eddy Township is more of a job hub

Eddy Township 0.11Maple Township 0.04

Kids under 18+11.1 pts

Eddy Township has more kids

Eddy Township 29.2%Maple Township 18.1%

Conserved land+20.1 pts

Eddy Township has more conserved land

Eddy Township 21.4%Maple Township 1.3%

Typical home built20 yrs

Eddy Township’s homes are older

Maple Township 1998Eddy Township 1978

Average commute5 min

Eddy Township has the shorter commute

Maple Township 29 minEddy Township 24 min

★ What stands out · 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.

Down paymentRate%

Maple Township$1,520/mo

Typical home $266K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →

Eddy Township$1,570/mo

Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Maple TownshipEddy Township

Snow a year39″—

January low-1°F —

July high80°F —

Growing season (days)152d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 30th

Outdoors & history

Maple TownshipEddy Township

Trails2 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.3%21.4%

Community

Maple TownshipEddy 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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple TownshipCass County Eddy TownshipClearwater County

Maple Township ↔ Eddy Township85 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

Maple TownshipEddy Township

People

Population 525Highest 418Lowest

Median age 38.9±9.3Lowest about the MN average 40.4±5.8Highest 4% above MN

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

Kids under 18 18.1%±4.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.2%±5.8Highest MN: 22.9%

Age 65+ 17.7%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.4%±3.5Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,438±$27kLowest 18% below MN $77,143±$12kHighest 13% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $266,300±$40kLowest 19% below MN $275,000±$45kHighest 16% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$64Highest 33% below MN $763±$588Lowest 40% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,505Highest 55% below MN $1,479Lowest 56% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 6.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 26.3%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 19 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 29% above MN 24 minLowest 5% above MN

Work from home 25.6%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 2.8%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 0.7% 0.7%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Pine River (14%)Clearbrook (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eddy TownshipFew work in Maple Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 21.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 1.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Maple Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Maple Township

Loon Lake Township831 people · $371K homes

Moose Lake Township197 people · $218K homes

Home Brook Township290 people · $283K homes

Towns like Maple Township

Sumter Township546 people · $298K homes

Sugar Bush Township548 people · $267K homes

Morse Township639 people · $212K homes

Green Isle466 people · $201K homes

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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.