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%

Marble$790/mo

Typical home $134K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $658/mo · Housing →

Eagle Bend$1,610/mo

Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $692/mo · Housing →

The difference: $820 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Eagle Bend and Marble.

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

MarbleEagle Bend

Snow a year60″54″

January low-2°F -1°F

July high80°F 79°F

Growing season (days)130d 134d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd 23rd

Outdoors & history

MarbleEagle Bend

Trails6 mi 1 mi

Conserved land19.4%0%

National Register places—1

Community

MarbleEagle Bend

Library hours a week22 hrs 22 hrs

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

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarbleMN Eagle BendMN

Marble ↔ Eagle Bend115 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

MarbleEagle Bend

People

Population 669Highest 597Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13%Lowest MN: +7.6% +2.1%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 30.8±12.6Lowest 21% below MN 32.6±4.4Highest 16% below MN

Eagle Bend and Marble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.2%±5.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 35%±11.1Highest MN: 22.9%

Age 65+ 10%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.1%±1.6Highest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 5.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±4.3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±3Lowest MN: 5.8%

Marble and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,958±$14kHighest 39% below MN $49,559±$2kLowest 44% below MN

Marble and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$22kHighest 69% below MN $99,100±$13kLowest 70% below MN

Marble and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $658±$589Lowest 49% below MN $692±$396Highest 46% below MN

Eagle Bend and Marble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $811Lowest 76% below MN $1,343Highest 60% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±32.7Highest MN: 48.1% 10.3%±36.9Lowest MN: 48.1%

Marble and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17%Highest MN: 9.3% 15.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest MN: 72.2% 82.9%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Highest 28 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below MN 29 minHighest 29% above MN

Work from home 5.5%±4Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.1%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6%

Eagle Bend and Marble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 6.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.76Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (30%)Long Prairie (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle BendFew work in Marble

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 19.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miHighest 1.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.2Lowest 32.3Highest

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.

Marble vs Eagle Bend

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $820 more a month in Eagle Bend

What daily life feels like in each

115 miles apart

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