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North Township vs Excel Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.9× in North Township) and trails (8.4× in Excel Township).

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North Township, MNA small town of 520Pennington County · 520 people

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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 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.

North TownshipA small town of 520

Quiet strengthsNorth Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about North Township →

Excel TownshipA small town of 250

Quiet strengthsExcel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Excel 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 worker13.9×

North Township is more of a job hub

North Township 1.25Excel Township 0.09

Excel Township has more miles of trail

Excel Township 9.2 miNorth Township 1.1 mi

Property tax bill+42%

Tax bills are bigger in North Township

North Township $2,491Excel Township $1,750

Bachelor’s degree++17.7 pts

More adults in Excel Township have a degree

Excel Township 31%North Township 13.3%

Average commute6 min

North Township has the shorter commute

Excel Township 20 minNorth Township 14 min

Street grid+58%

North Township has the more walkable street grid

North Township 1.9Excel Township 1.2

★ What stands out · Where they are

North Township and Excel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

North TownshipExcel Township

North Township ↔ Excel Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border

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.

Down paymentRate%

North Township$1,540/mo

Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

Excel Township$1,530/mo

Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · 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.

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

North TownshipExcel Township

Snow a year50″50″

January low-3°F -3°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)142d 142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 78th

Outdoors & history

North TownshipExcel Township

Trails1 mi 9 mi

Conserved land0%2.8%

Settled—1884

Community

North TownshipExcel Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

North TownshipExcel Township

People

Population 520Highest 250Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.5% MN: +7.6% —

Median age 42.7±9.5Lowest 10% above MN 46.5±6Highest 20% above MN

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.8%±6.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±5.9Highest MN: 22.9%

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25.8%±2.7Highest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.3%

North Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±5Lowest MN: 5.8% 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8%

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $87,083±$26kLowest about the MN average $115,000±$30kHighest 29% above MN

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,500±$23kLowest 23% below MN $263,500±$18kHighest 20% below MN

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,438±$539 12% above MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,491Highest 26% below MN $1,750Lowest 48% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.7%±75.4Lowest MN: 48.1% 42.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

Excel Township and North Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.2%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 37% below MN 20 minHighest 11% below MN

Work from home 5.5%±3.1Highest MN: 17.6% 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6%

North Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miLowest 10.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.25Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (66%)Thief River Falls (47%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Excel TownshipFew work in North Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 9.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.2Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

North Township neighborsTown Square →

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Excel Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering North Township

Thief River Falls8,823 people · $175K homes

Rocksbury Township1,201 people · $232K homes

Norden Township470 people · $224K homes

Silverton Township265 people · $225K homes

Towns like North Township

Spruce Hill Township439 people · $338K homes

St. Martin Township423 people · $367K homes

Round Prairie Township756 people · $230K homes

Parker Township531 people · $241K homes

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.