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Nickerson Township vs Logan Township

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.5× in Nickerson Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Nickerson Township).

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Nickerson Township, MNAn outdoors townPine County · 256 people
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Logan Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 210 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Nickerson 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.

Nickerson Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Logan Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Nickerson Township and Logan 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
Nickerson TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year64″—
January low-0°F—
July high78°F—
Growing season (days)129d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th67th
Outdoors & history
Nickerson TownshipLogan Township
Conserved land78.8%29%
Community
Nickerson TownshipLogan 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nickerson Township ↔ Logan Township58 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.

Nickerson TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 256Highest 210Lowest
Median age 53.8±9.3Highest 39% above MN 52±8.8Lowest 34% above MN
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.8%±7Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.1%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.8%±7.4Highest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5Highest MN: 5.8%
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,583±$12kLowest 39% below MN $67,750±$10kHighest 24% below MN
Logan Township and Nickerson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,100±$80kHighest 14% below MN $244,600±$22kLowest 26% below MN
Nickerson Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,391Highest 29% below MN $1,142Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minLowest 76% above MN 49 minHighest 118% above MN
Work from home 12.1%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 15%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Logan Township and Nickerson 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 28.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Duluth (13%)Grand Rapids (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Nickerson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 78.8%Highest 29%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 80.4 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.5Highest
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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