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Moran Township vs Germania Township

Next-door neighbors in Todd County. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Moran Township) and jobs per worker (6.5× in Moran Township).

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Moran Township, MNA small town of 424Todd County · 424 people
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Germania Township, MNA small town of 569Todd County · 569 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.

Moran TownshipA small town of 424
Quiet strengthsMoran Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moran Township →
Germania TownshipA small town of 569
Quiet strengthsGermania Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Germania 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.

Trails11×
Moran Township has more miles of trail
Moran Township 4.4 miGermania Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker6.5×
Moran Township is more of a job hub
Moran Township 0.13Germania Township 0.02
Median age26.3 yrs
Moran Township skews older
Moran Township 48.2Germania Township 21.9
Age 65++20 pts
Moran Township has more people 65 and up
Moran Township 30%Germania Township 10%
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Moran Township
Moran Township $1,878Germania Township $1,360
Growth since 2010+9.1 pts
Germania Township has grown faster since 2010
Germania Township +5.4%Moran Township -3.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Moran Township and Germania Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moran TownshipGermania TownshipMoran TownshipGermania Township
Moran Township ↔ Germania Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Moran Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Germania Township$1,220/mo
Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Moran Township and Germania 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
Moran TownshipGermania Township
Snow a year54″54″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd26th
Outdoors & history
Moran TownshipGermania Township
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1880
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
Moran TownshipGermania 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.

Moran TownshipGermania Township
People
Population 424Lowest 569Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.7%Lowest MN: +7.6% +5.4%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 48.2±16.7Highest 24% above MN 21.9±9.6Lowest 44% below MN
Kids under 18 27.1%±6.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 41.1%±12.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Germania Township and Moran Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30%±3.6Highest MN: 17.3% 10%±1.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2.7Highest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Moran Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,500±$23kHighest 24% below MN $63,333±$14kLowest 29% below MN
Moran Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $216,700±$45kHighest 34% below MN $211,600±$44kLowest 36% below MN
Moran Township and Germania Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,878Highest 44% below MN $1,360Lowest 59% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above MN 32 minHighest 41% above MN
Work from home 18.8%±12.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 31.3%±15.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Germania Township and Moran Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Long Prairie (12%)Wadena (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Germania TownshipFew work in Moran Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.0Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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