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Moylan Township vs Deer Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (433.5× in Deer Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Moylan Township).

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Moylan Township, MNA small town of 104Marshall County · 104 people
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Deer Township, MNA small town of 145Roseau County · 145 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.

Moylan TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsMoylan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moylan Township →
Deer TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsDeer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deer 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.

Jobs per worker433.5×
Deer Township is more of a job hub
Deer Township 8.67Moylan Township 0.02
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Moylan Township
Moylan Township $2,029Deer Township $958
Trails2.5×
Deer Township has more miles of trail
Deer Township 11.4 miMoylan Township 4.6 mi
Work in town+16.7 pts
More of Deer Township’s workers stay in town
Deer Township 16.7%Moylan Township 0%
Typical home built16 yrs
Deer Township’s homes are older
Moylan Township 1984Deer Township 1968
Average commute4 min
Deer Township has the shorter commute
Moylan Township 32 minDeer Township 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Moylan 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.

Moylan Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Deer Township$880/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Moylan Township and Deer 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
Moylan TownshipDeer Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th73rd
Outdoors & history
Moylan TownshipDeer Township
Trails5 mi11 mi
Conserved land7.4%0.2%
Settled1902—
Archive photos1—
Community
Moylan TownshipDeer 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moylan TownshipMarshall CountyDeer TownshipRoseau County
Moylan Township ↔ Deer Township31 miles apart
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.

Moylan TownshipDeer Township
People
Population 104Lowest 145Highest
Median age 46.3±9.7Highest 19% above MN 46.2±7Lowest 19% above MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.8%±24.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.2%±11.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Deer Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.2%±21.3Highest MN: 17.3% 12.4%±16.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±9.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±9.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,688±$53kHighest 22% below MN $65,833±$16kLowest 26% below MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $213,900±$60kHighest 35% below MN $152,300±$43kLowest 54% below MN
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,029Highest 40% below MN $958Lowest 71% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 43% above MN 28 minLowest 25% above MN
Work from home 14.7%±10.5Highest MN: 17.6% 2.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Moylan Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 8.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (53%)Roseau (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deer TownshipFew work in Moylan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 11.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest
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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