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Moose Township vs Soler Township

Next-door neighbors in Roseau County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Moose Township) and seasonal homes (+21.7 pts in Soler Township).

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Moose Township, MNA small town of 88Roseau County · 88 people
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Soler Township, MNA small town of 78Roseau County · 78 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.

Moose TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsMoose Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moose Township →
Soler TownshipA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsSoler Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Soler 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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Moose Township
Moose Township $1,578Soler Township $800
Seasonal homes+21.7 pts
Soler Township has more second homes
Soler Township 25.4%Moose Township 3.7%
Homeowners+13.5 pts renters
Soler Township has more renters
Moose Township 100%Soler Township 86.5%
Trails+78%
Soler Township has more miles of trail
Soler Township 9.1 miMoose Township 5.1 mi
Average commute6 min
Soler Township has the shorter commute
Moose Township 20 minSoler Township 14 min
Conserved land+10.8 pts
Soler Township has more conserved land
Soler Township 11.6%Moose Township 0.8%
★ What stands out · 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.

Moose Township$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →
Soler Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · 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.

Where they are

Moose Township and Soler Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moose TownshipSoler TownshipMoose TownshipSoler Township
Moose Township ↔ Soler Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Moose TownshipSoler Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Moose TownshipSoler Township
Trails5 mi9 mi
Conserved land0.8%11.6%
Community
Moose TownshipSoler 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.

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.

Moose TownshipSoler Township
People
Population 88Highest 78Lowest
Median age 53.5±5.3Lowest 38% above MN 58.3±22.4Highest 50% above MN
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±28.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 16.7%±33.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±23.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 33.3%±27.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.3%±13.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$49kLowest about the MN average $100,750±$52kHighest 13% above MN
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $161,300±$31kLowest 51% below MN $180,000±$92kHighest 45% below MN
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,578Highest 53% below MN $800Lowest 76% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 86.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 14% below MN 14 minLowest 40% below MN
Work from home 9.7%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 14%±12.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Soler Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (32%)Roseau (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Soler TownshipFew work in Moose Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 11.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miLowest 9.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Moose Township

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Pohlitz Township34 people
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Skagen Township226 people · $160K homes
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Towns like Moose Township

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Deerwood Township110 people · $184K homes
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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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