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Moore Township vs Hodges Township

Next-door neighbors in Stevens County. The biggest differences: rent (+75% in Moore Township) and property tax bill (+71% in Hodges Township).

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Moore Township, MNA small town of 260Stevens County · 260 people

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Hodges Township, MNA small town of 269Stevens County · 269 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.

Moore TownshipA small town of 260

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

All about Moore Township →

Hodges TownshipA small town of 269

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

All about Hodges 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.

Rent runs higher in Moore Township

Moore Township $1,708Hodges Township $975

Property tax bill+71%

Tax bills are bigger in Hodges Township

Hodges Township $1,929Moore Township $1,125

Household income+50%

Households in Moore Township earn more

Moore Township $126,875Hodges Township $84,583

Hodges Township has more miles of trail

Hodges Township 6.4 miMoore Township 2.4 mi

Jobs per worker+69%

Moore Township is more of a job hub

Moore Township 0.88Hodges Township 0.52

Average commute4 min

Moore Township has the shorter commute

Hodges Township 13 minMoore Township 8 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Hodges 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.

Down paymentRate%

Moore Township$1,390/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,708/mo · Housing →

Hodges Township$1,810/mo

Typical home $314K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Hodges Township and Moore 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.

Where they are

Moore Township and Hodges Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Moore TownshipHodges Township

Moore Township ↔ Hodges Township7.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Who commutes between them

3 Hodges Township residents work in Moore Township (2.3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Hodges Township →

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

Moore TownshipHodges Township

Snow a year45″45″

January low1°F 1°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)150d 150d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th 11th

Outdoors & history

Moore TownshipHodges Township

Trails2 mi 6 mi

Conserved land1.2%6.4%

Community

Moore TownshipHodges 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.

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

Moore TownshipHodges Township

People

Population 260Lowest 269Highest

Median age 26.2±7.6Lowest 32% below MN 33.2±11.2Highest 14% below MN

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

Kids under 18 36.5%±16.6Highest MN: 22.9% 28.6%±6.1Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 7.7%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.8%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 29.1%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±4Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $126,875±$7kHighest 42% above MN $84,583±$21kLowest 5% below MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,200±$80kLowest 25% below MN $314,300±$144kHighest 5% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,708±$75Highest 33% above MN $975±$250Lowest 24% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 66% below MN $1,929Highest 43% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 40%±73Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.2%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 74.2%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 63% below MN 13 minHighest 44% below MN

Work from home 10.4%±8.4Highest MN: 17.6% 6.6%±4.6Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.52Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Morris (45%)Morris (51%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hodges Township2% work in Moore Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 6.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 6.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Moore Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Moore Township

Horton Township171 people · $314K homes

Hancock859 people · $99K homes

Hoff Township248 people · $342K homes

Tara Township102 people · $188K homes

Towns like Moore Township

Johnsonville Township209 people · $196K homes

Millville247 people · $159K homes

Fisher396 people · $179K homes

Lowry348 people · $177K homes

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.