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Morton vs Belview

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Morton) and typical home built (17 yrs in Morton).

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Morton, MNA small town of 384Minnesota · 384 people
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Belview, MNA history townMinnesota · 362 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.

MortonA small town of 384
Quiet strengthsMorton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morton →
BelviewA history town
HistorySettled in 18893 places on the National Register All about Belview →
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.

Average commute7 min
Morton has the shorter commute
Belview 27 minMorton 20 min
Typical home built17 yrs
Morton’s homes are older
Belview 1966Morton 1949
★ 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.

Morton$510/mo
Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →
Belview$580/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Belview and Morton.

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
MortonBelview
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)162d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd40th
Outdoors & history
MortonBelview
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land2.1%—
Settled—1889
National Register places—3
Archive photos—4
Community
MortonBelview
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

17 miles apart

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

MortonBelviewMortonBelview
Morton ↔ Belview17 miles apart
Who commutes between them
3 Belview residents work in Morton (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Belview →
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.

MortonBelview
People
Population 384Highest 362Lowest
Median age 39.8±2.2Lowest about the MN average 39.9±12.8Highest about the MN average
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±3.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 28.2%±7.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.7%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 28.5%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 11.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.7%±3.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Morton and Belview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,036±$12kLowest 40% below MN $74,583±$15kHighest 16% below MN
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,100±$14kLowest 76% below MN $93,600±$10kHighest 72% below MN
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$478Lowest 36% below MN $838±$100Highest 35% below MN
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,183Highest 65% below MN $1,068Lowest 68% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.8%±29.4Highest MN: 48.1% 53.1%±47.5Lowest MN: 48.1%
Morton and Belview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Lowest MN: 9.3% 20.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 69.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MN 27 minHighest 18% above MN
Work from home 3.5%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 4.1%±2.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Belview and Morton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.93Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (13%)Redwood Falls (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belview2% work in Morton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.8Highest 27.4Lowest
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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