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Newfolden vs Eitzen

408 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Newfolden) and average commute (11 min in Newfolden).

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Newfolden, MNA small town of 332Minnesota · 332 people
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Eitzen, MNA small town of 281Minnesota · 281 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.

NewfoldenA small town of 332
Quiet strengthsNewfolden doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Newfolden →
EitzenA small town of 281
Quiet strengthsEitzen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eitzen →
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.

Jobs per worker2.8×
Newfolden is more of a job hub
Newfolden 0.87Eitzen 0.31
Average commute11 min
Newfolden has the shorter commute
Eitzen 32 minNewfolden 21 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Eitzen
Eitzen $1,292Newfolden $1,044
Bachelor’s degree++8.8 pts
More adults in Newfolden have a degree
Newfolden 31.1%Eitzen 22.3%
★ 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.

Newfolden$720/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $817/mo · Housing →
Eitzen$720/mo
Typical home $117K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B−NewfoldenBetter than 54% of districts in the state –EitzenNot graded
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
NewfoldenEitzen
Snow a year44″31″
January low-5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)134d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st55th
Outdoors & history
NewfoldenEitzen
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
NewfoldenEitzen
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

408 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NewfoldenMNEitzenMN
Newfolden ↔ Eitzen408 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.

NewfoldenEitzen
People
Population 332Highest 281Lowest
Median age 36.2±9.1 7% below MN 36.2±4.3 7% below MN
Kids under 18 31%±6.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 33.1%±7.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Eitzen and Newfolden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±3.7Highest MN: 17.3% 17.8%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Newfolden and Eitzen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±3Highest MN: 5.8%
Eitzen and Newfolden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,583±$5kHighest 27% below MN $53,438±$22kLowest 40% below MN
Newfolden and Eitzen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,300±$32kHighest 63% below MN $116,800±$11kLowest 65% below MN
Newfolden and Eitzen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $817±$276 36% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,044Lowest 69% below MN $1,292Highest 62% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±48.6Highest MN: 48.1% 11.8%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Newfolden and Eitzen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 78.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 15 yrs older than MN 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below MN 32 minHighest 42% above MN
Work from home 9.8%±7.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.3%±5.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Eitzen and Newfolden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.3%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (41%)Spring Grove (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EitzenFew work in Newfolden
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.7Highest 32.9Lowest
Schools
School district MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS—
High school in town Marshall County Central High—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.3 —
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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