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.

Safety

B−MilacaSafer than 45% of U.S. towns –MoraNot graded

Schools

BMilacaBetter than 59% of districts in the state B+MoraBetter than 67% of districts in the state

Health

B−MilacaHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns CMoraHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns

9Milaca

10Mora

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 273 towns #118#199 Most new homesHousing · 239 towns #181#113 Most remote workersWork · 272 towns #193#260 Shortest commuteGetting around · 275 towns #266#199 Best schoolsSchools · 230 towns #162#113 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 273 towns #148#206 Fewest smokersHealth · 273 towns #202#260 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #232#183

Left end = #1 in Minnesota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Milaca’s rankings →

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%

Milaca$1,480/mo

Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $835/mo · Housing →

Mora$1,520/mo

Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $788/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

MilacaMora

Snow a year49″52″

January low1°F 1°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)143d 142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 47th

Outdoors & history

MilacaMora

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.3%2.9%

Settled—1882

National Register places2 3

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—3

Community

MilacaMora

Library hours a week26 hrs 52 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

19 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MilacaMora

Milaca ↔ Mora19 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

MilacaMora

People

Population 3,044Lowest 3,732Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Lowest MN: +7.6% +2.6%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 46.6±5Highest 20% above MN 43.2±5Lowest 11% above MN

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

Kids under 18 14.5%±4.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.9%±4.5Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 22.5%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 28%±5Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.7%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±0.8Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,588±$5kLowest 44% below MN $52,535±$17kHighest 41% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,400±$25kHighest 38% below MN $171,800±$15kLowest 48% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $835±$51Highest 35% below MN $788±$253Lowest 38% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,385Lowest 29% below MN $2,549Highest 24% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.2%±11.8Lowest MN: 48.1% 41.6%±10.6Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 16.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 16.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 60.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1979Highest same as MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 46% above MN 26 minLowest 16% above MN

Work from home 9.5%±4.9Highest MN: 17.6% 4.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 18.6%Lowest 34.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.29Lowest 2.00Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Princeton (7%)Cambridge (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MoraFew work in Milaca

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.3Lowest 39.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #162 of 230 in MN #113 of 230 in MN

School district MILACA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMora Public Schools

High school in town Milaca Secondary HighMora High School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.4Highest 16.0Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Milaca vs Mora

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Mora places higher on 10 of 21 MN lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

19 miles apart

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