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Omro Township vs Stevens Township

48 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Stevens Township) and typical home built (19 yrs in Omro Township).

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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 people
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Stevens Township, MNA small town of 49Stevens County · 49 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.

Omro TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsOmro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Omro Township →
Stevens TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsStevens Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stevens Township →
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 worker2.9×
Stevens Township is more of a job hub
Stevens Township 0.32Omro Township 0.11
Typical home built19 yrs
Omro Township’s homes are older
Stevens Township 1957Omro Township 1938
Average commute5 min
Stevens Township has the shorter commute
Omro Township 25 minStevens Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Omro 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.

Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Stevens Township$680/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Omro Township and Stevens 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
Omro TownshipStevens Township
Snow a year51″43″
January low—3°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th27th
Outdoors & history
Omro TownshipStevens Township
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land10.6%7.4%
Settled1880—
Community
Omro TownshipStevens 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

48 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Omro TownshipYellow Medicine CountyStevens TownshipStevens County
Omro Township ↔ Stevens Township48 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.

Omro TownshipStevens Township
People
Population 54Highest 49Lowest
Median age 58.3±1.5Lowest 50% above MN 62.5±8.4Highest 61% above MN
Stevens Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 12.2%±46.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Stevens Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 28.6%±46.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Stevens Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 28.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±18.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±28.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Omro Township and Stevens Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,667±$37kLowest about the MN average $123,750±$16kHighest 39% above MN
Stevens Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$154kHighest 49% below MN $116,300±$7kLowest 65% below MN
Omro Township and Stevens Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $850 75% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5% MN: 72.2% 87.5% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN
Work from home 11.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.5%±15.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Stevens Township and Omro 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 24.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (16%)Morris (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stevens TownshipFew work in Omro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 7.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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