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Moylan Township vs Eckvoll Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Moylan Township) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Eckvoll Township).

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Moylan Township, MNA small town of 104Marshall County · 104 people
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Eckvoll Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 87 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 →
Eckvoll TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors44.1% conserved land7.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Eckvoll 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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Moylan Township
Moylan Township $2,029Eckvoll Township $1,025
Jobs per worker3.5×
Eckvoll Township is more of a job hub
Eckvoll Township 0.07Moylan Township 0.02
Conserved land+36.7 pts
Eckvoll Township has more conserved land
Eckvoll Township 44.1%Moylan Township 7.4%
Average commute16 min
Eckvoll Township has the shorter commute
Moylan Township 32 minEckvoll Township 17 min
Homeowners+22.3 pts renters
Eckvoll Township has more renters
Moylan Township 96.5%Eckvoll Township 74.2%
Trails+61%
Eckvoll Township has more miles of trail
Eckvoll Township 7.4 miMoylan Township 4.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 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 →
Eckvoll Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Moylan Township and Eckvoll 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

Moylan Township and Eckvoll Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moylan TownshipEckvoll TownshipMoylan TownshipEckvoll Township
Moylan Township ↔ Eckvoll Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipEckvoll Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Moylan TownshipEckvoll Township
Trails5 mi7 mi
Conserved land7.4%44.1%
Settled19021901
Archive photos1—
Community
Moylan TownshipEckvoll 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.

Moylan TownshipEckvoll Township
People
Population 104Highest 87Lowest
Median age 46.3±9.7Lowest 19% above MN 55.5±27.6Highest 43% above MN
Eckvoll Township and Moylan 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% 14.9%±26.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Eckvoll 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%±21.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.3%±31.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Eckvoll Township and Moylan 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% 4.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±9.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±16.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Moylan Township and Eckvoll 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±$53kLowest 22% below MN $106,563±$55kHighest 20% above MN
Eckvoll Township and Moylan 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 $194,600±$38kLowest 41% below MN
Moylan Township and Eckvoll 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 $1,025Lowest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Moylan Township and Eckvoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 74.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 43% above MN 17 minLowest 27% below MN
Work from home 14.7%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Eckvoll Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (53%)Thief River Falls (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eckvoll TownshipFew work in Moylan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 44.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
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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