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Ogema Township vs Clover Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.8× in Ogema Township) and home values (3.5× in Ogema Township).

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Ogema Township, MNA small town of 504Pine County · 504 people
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Clover Township, MNA small town of 425Pine County · 425 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.

Ogema TownshipA small town of 504
Quiet strengthsOgema Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ogema Township →
Clover TownshipA small town of 425
Quiet strengthsClover Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clover 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,250 more a month in Ogema 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.

Ogema Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $288K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $807/mo · Housing →
Clover Township$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $1,250 a month, about $15,000 a year, between Ogema Township and Clover 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

Ogema Township and Clover Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ogema TownshipClover TownshipOgema TownshipClover Township
Ogema Township ↔ Clover Township6.4 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
Ogema TownshipClover Township
Snow a year53″53″
January low2°F2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)138d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st31st
Outdoors & history
Ogema TownshipClover Township
Conserved land2.5%0.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Ogema TownshipClover 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.

Ogema TownshipClover Township
People
Population 504Highest 425Lowest
Median age 41.7±4.7Lowest 7% above MN 62.6±4.5Highest 61% above MN
Kids under 18 29%±5.9Highest MN: 22.9% 4.9%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 16.3%±1.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 46.1%±4.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 13%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±2.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.3%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Clover Township and Ogema Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,500±$18kLowest 24% below MN $82,292±$10kHighest 8% below MN
Clover Township and Ogema Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $288,200±$50kHighest 12% below MN $82,500±$10kLowest 75% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $807±$165 37% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,563Highest 24% below MN $533Lowest 84% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.5%±40.3Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Clover Township and Ogema Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 37.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 94.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 19 yrs newer than MN 1999Highest 20 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 66% above MN 35 minLowest 52% above MN
Work from home 8.5%±6Lowest MN: 17.6% 27.5%±14.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Clover Township and Ogema Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 54.3 miHighest 53.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hinckley (19%)Hinckley (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clover TownshipFew work in Ogema Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.9 miHighest 9.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 4.6Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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