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Moore Township vs Millville

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (101.6× in Millville) and rent (2.2× in Moore Township).

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Moore Township, MNA small town of 260Stevens County · 260 people
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Millville, MNHomes around $421KMinnesota · 247 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 →
MillvilleHomes around $421K
Housing$421K typical home20% above the MN typical home All about Millville →
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.

Street grid101.6×
Millville has the more walkable street grid
Millville 132Moore Township 1.3
Rent2.2×
Rent runs higher in Moore Township
Moore Township $1,708Millville $775
Average commute23 min
Moore Township has the shorter commute
Millville 31 minMoore Township 8 min
Jobs per worker2.8×
Moore Township is more of a job hub
Moore Township 0.88Millville 0.31
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Millville
Millville $1,696Moore Township $1,125
Typical home built22 yrs
Millville’s homes are older
Moore Township 1973Millville 1951
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,190 more a month in Millville

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 →
Millville$2,580/mo
Typical home $421K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,190 a month, about $14,300 a year, between Millville 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.

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 TownshipMillville
Snow a year45″48″
January low1°F4°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)150d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th75th
Outdoors & history
Moore TownshipMillville
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.2%—
National Register places—1
Community
Moore TownshipMillville
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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moore TownshipStevens CountyMillvilleMN
Moore Township ↔ Millville191 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 TownshipMillville
People
Population 260Highest 247Lowest
Median age 26.2±7.6Highest 32% below MN 25.5±16.1Lowest 34% below MN
Moore Township and Millville 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% 43.7%±11.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Millville and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.7%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 11.3%±6.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Millville 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 16%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Millville 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 $94,063±$45kLowest 6% above MN
Moore Township and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,200±$80kHighest 25% below MN $159,400±$34kLowest 52% below MN
Moore Township and Millville 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 $775±$294Lowest 39% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 66% below MN $1,696Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 50%±76.5Highest MN: 48.1%
Millville and Moore Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 71.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 minLowest 63% below MN 31 minHighest 37% above MN
Work from home 10.4%±8.4Highest MN: 17.6% 5.6%±5.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Moore Township and Millville 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 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morris (45%)Rochester (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MillvilleFew work in Moore Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 132Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Moore Township

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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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