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Morcom Township vs Bearville Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Bearville Township) and property tax bill (2.3× in Bearville Township).

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Morcom Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 45 people
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Bearville Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 186 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.

Morcom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.1% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Morcom Township →
Bearville TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors23.3% conserved land36 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Bearville 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.

Trails7×
Bearville Township has more miles of trail
Bearville Township 36.3 miMorcom Township 5.2 mi
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Bearville Township
Bearville Township $2,700Morcom Township $1,167
Home values+79%
Homes cost more in Bearville Township
Bearville Township $307,700Morcom Township $171,900
Jobs per worker2.7×
Bearville Township is more of a job hub
Bearville Township 0.16Morcom Township 0.06
Bachelor’s degree++25.5 pts
More adults in Bearville Township have a degree
Bearville Township 37.7%Morcom Township 12.2%
Size4.1×
Bearville Township is the bigger place
Bearville Township 186Morcom Township 45
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Bearville 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.

Morcom Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Bearville Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Bearville Township and Morcom 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.

Where they are

Morcom Township and Bearville Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Morcom TownshipBearville TownshipMorcom TownshipBearville Township
Morcom Township ↔ Bearville Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
Morcom TownshipBearville Township
Snow a year61″64″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)138d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd56th
Outdoors & history
Morcom TownshipBearville Township
Trails5 mi36 mi
Conserved land45.1%23.3%
Community
Morcom TownshipBearville 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.

Morcom TownshipBearville Township
People
Population 45Lowest 186Highest
Median age 64.3±3Highest 66% above MN 56±19.7Lowest 44% above MN
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.9%±50.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.9%±7.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.2%±46.1Highest MN: 17.3% 36.6%±8.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 37.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.8%±3.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,750±$26kLowest 51% below MN $72,083±$15kHighest 19% below MN
Bearville Township and Morcom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,900±$23kLowest 48% below MN $307,700±$102kHighest 7% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,167Lowest 65% below MN $2,700Highest 20% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minLowest 67% above MN 41 minHighest 81% above MN
Work from home 41.2%±33.3Highest MN: 17.6% 32.8%±19.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Morcom Township and Bearville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mountain Iron (19%)Hibbing (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bearville TownshipFew work in Morcom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.1%Highest 23.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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