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Marcell Township vs Amor Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Marcell Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Marcell Township).

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Marcell Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 383 people
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Amor Township, MNA small town of 588Otter Tail County · 588 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.

Amor TownshipA small town of 588
Quiet strengthsAmor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Amor 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Amor 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.

Marcell Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $272K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →
Amor Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $364K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Amor Township and Marcell 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
Marcell TownshipAmor Township
Snow a year64″46″
January low-5°F-2°F
July high77°F79°F
Growing season (days)140d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th47th
Outdoors & history
Marcell TownshipAmor Township
Trails8 mi1 mi
Conserved land54.8%6.4%
Settled—1879
National Register places1—
Community
Marcell TownshipAmor 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marcell Township ↔ Amor Township127 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.

Marcell TownshipAmor Township
People
Population 383Lowest 588Highest
Median age 61.7±8.1Lowest 59% above MN 62.3±3.6Highest 61% above MN
Amor Township and Marcell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±8.5Highest MN: 22.9% 11.6%±3.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Marcell Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.3%±7.6Highest MN: 17.3% 39.1%±12.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Marcell Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 40.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Marcell Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,500±$15kHighest 26% below MN $62,847±$4kLowest 29% below MN
Marcell Township and Amor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $348,600±$53kLowest 6% above MN $364,100±$15kHighest 11% above MN
Amor Township and Marcell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,429Lowest 28% below MN $2,568Highest 24% below MN
Below poverty line 19.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 19% above MN 25 minLowest 8% above MN
Work from home 24.5%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 39.9%±22.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Amor Township and Marcell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (13%)Perham (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Amor TownshipFew work in Marcell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 54.8%Highest 6.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.7Highest
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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