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Moore Township vs Johnsonville Township

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.5× in Moore Township) and household income (+65% in Moore Township).

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Moore Township, MNA small town of 260Stevens County · 260 people
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Johnsonville Township, MNA small town of 209Redwood County · 209 people
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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 →
Johnsonville TownshipA small town of 209
Quiet strengthsJohnsonville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Johnsonville 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.

Jobs per worker5.5×
Moore Township is more of a job hub
Moore Township 0.88Johnsonville Township 0.16
Household income+65%
Households in Moore Township earn more
Moore Township $126,875Johnsonville Township $76,806
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Johnsonville Township
Johnsonville Township $1,773Moore Township $1,125
Average commute15 min
Moore Township has the shorter commute
Johnsonville Township 24 minMoore Township 8 min
Typical home built35 yrs
Johnsonville Township’s homes are older
Moore Township 1973Johnsonville Township 1938
Trails+71%
Moore Township has more miles of trail
Moore Township 2.4 miJohnsonville Township 1.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Moore 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.

Moore Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,708/mo · Housing →
Johnsonville Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Moore Township and Johnsonville 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
Moore TownshipJohnsonville Township
Snow a year45″46″
January low1°F5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)150d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th64th
Outdoors & history
Moore TownshipJohnsonville Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.2%8.5%
Community
Moore TownshipJohnsonville 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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore TownshipStevens CountyJohnsonville TownshipRedwood County
Moore Township ↔ Johnsonville Township81 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.

Moore TownshipJohnsonville Township
People
Population 260Highest 209Lowest
Median age 26.2±7.6Highest 32% below MN 24±10.3Lowest 38% below MN
Moore Township and Johnsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.5%±16.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 45.5%±21.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Johnsonville Township and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.7%±8.4 MN: 17.3% 7.7%±10.9 MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±6.8 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $126,875±$7kHighest 42% above MN $76,806±$11kLowest 14% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,200±$80kHighest 25% below MN $196,400±$35kLowest 40% below MN
Moore Township and Johnsonville 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 $919±$752Lowest 28% below MN
Moore Township and Johnsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 66% below MN $1,773Highest 47% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 7.7%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Johnsonville 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% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 63.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 63% below MN 24 minHighest 4% above MN
Work from home 10.4%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 31%±12.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Johnsonville Township and Moore 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morris (45%)Marshall (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Johnsonville TownshipFew work in Moore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 1.4 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 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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