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Mora vs Pine City

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.5× in Mora) and property tax bill (+18% in Mora).

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Mora, MNHomes around $235KMinnesota · 3,732 people
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Pine City, MNHomes around $245KMinnesota · 3,468 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.

MoraHomes around $235K
Housing$235K typical home33% below the MN typical home Work3,071 jobsbased in Mora, a regional job hub Schools#113 for schools in MNof 230 towns All about Mora →
Pine CityHomes around $245K
Housing$245K typical home30% below the MN typical home Work2,244 jobsbased in Pine City, a regional job hub College town1 collegePine Technical & Community College All about Pine City →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails9.5×
Mora has more miles of trail
Mora 1.9 miPine City 0.2 mi
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Mora
Mora $2,549Pine City $2,162
★ What stands out · Report cards

Mora places higher on 10 of 20 MN lists

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.

Schools
B+MoraBetter than 67% of districts in the state B−Pine CityBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
CMoraHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C+Pine CityHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
10Mora
8Pine City

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 239 towns #113#7 Best schoolsSchools · 230 towns #113#187 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #183#242 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 273 towns #206#148 Lowest obesityHealth · 273 towns #178#233 Shortest commuteGetting around · 275 towns #199#231 Lowest property taxCost of living · 275 towns #70#41 Fastest growingGrowth · 272 towns #208#236

Left end = #1 in Minnesota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mora’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.

Mora$1,520/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →
Pine City$1,520/mo
Typical home $245K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $680/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
MoraPine City
Snow a year52″52″
January low1°F1°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)142d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th64th
Outdoors & history
MoraPine City
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.9%1.1%
Settled18821881
National Register places3—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here3—
Community
MoraPine City
Library hours a week52 hrs41 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

16 miles apart

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

MoraPine CityMoraPine City
Mora ↔ Pine City16 miles apart
Who commutes between them
40 Pine City residents work in Mora (3.1% of its workers)
21 Mora residents work in Pine City (1.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pine City →
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.

MoraPine City
People
Population 3,732Highest 3,468Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Highest MN: +7.6% +0.2%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 43.2±5Highest 11% above MN 41±4.6Lowest 6% above MN
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.9%±4.5Highest MN: 22.9% 18.7%±4.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28%±5Highest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±5.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±0.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Pine City and Mora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,535±$17kHighest 41% below MN $52,056±$8kLowest 42% below MN
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,800±$15kLowest 48% below MN $186,900±$13kHighest 43% below MN
Pine City and Mora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$253Highest 38% below MN $680±$146Lowest 47% below MN
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,549Highest 24% below MN $2,162Lowest 36% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.6%±10.6Lowest MN: 48.1% 55.8%±21Highest MN: 48.1%
Pine City and Mora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 12.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 60.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 16% above MN 29 minHighest 29% above MN
Work from home 4.4%±3.1Highest MN: 17.6% 4.3%±2.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Mora and Pine City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 34.1%Highest 27.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 1.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cambridge (6%)Hinckley (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Pine City3% work in Mora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.0Highest 33.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #113 of 230 in MN#187 of 230 in MN
School district Mora Public SchoolsPINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Mora High SchoolPine City Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0Lowest 19.2Highest
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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