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Powers Township vs Pine River Township

Next-door neighbors in Cass County. The biggest differences: median age (20.9 yrs in Powers Township) and age 65+ (+23.3 pts in Powers Township).

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Powers Township, MNA small town of 858Cass County · 858 people
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Pine River Township, MNKnown for its schoolsCass County · 1,058 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.

Powers TownshipA small town of 858
Quiet strengthsPowers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Powers Township →
Pine River TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 30%of MN districts Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pine River 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.

Median age20.9 yrs
Powers Township skews older
Powers Township 61.5Pine River Township 40.6
Age 65++23.3 pts
Powers Township has more people 65 and up
Powers Township 41.4%Pine River Township 18.1%
Seasonal homes+34.8 pts
Powers Township has more second homes
Powers Township 51.3%Pine River Township 16.5%
Trails2.8×
Powers Township has more miles of trail
Powers Township 2.2 miPine River Township 0.8 mi
Jobs per worker2.7×
Powers Township is more of a job hub
Powers Township 0.41Pine River Township 0.15
Growth since 2010+10.8 pts
Powers Township has grown faster since 2010
Powers Township +13.4%Pine River Township +2.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Powers Township and Pine River Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Powers TownshipPine River TownshipPowers TownshipPine River Township
Powers Township ↔ Pine River Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
13 Pine River Township residents work in Powers Township (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pine River Township →
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.

Powers Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Pine River Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,163/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Powers Township and Pine River 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.

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
–Powers TownshipNot graded CPine River TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
–Powers TownshipNot graded CPine River TownshipHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
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
Powers TownshipPine River Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th17th
Outdoors & history
Powers TownshipPine River Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.4%1.4%
Community
Powers TownshipPine River 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.

Powers TownshipPine River Township
People
Population 858Lowest 1,058Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.4%Highest MN: +7.6% +2.6%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 61.5±3.5Highest 59% above MN 40.6±3.6Lowest 5% above MN
Kids under 18 11.5%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.4%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 41.4%±10.5Highest MN: 17.3% 18.1%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest MN: 39.4% 18.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.5%±2Highest MN: 5.8%
Pine River Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,196±$8kHighest 34% below MN $58,056±$11kLowest 35% below MN
Powers Township and Pine River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,200±$29kHighest 26% below MN $229,200±$26kLowest 30% below MN
Powers Township and Pine River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,163±$288 9% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,242Lowest 63% below MN $1,287Highest 62% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 53.5%±52.3Highest MN: 48.1%
Pine River Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 15.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN 1995Highest 16 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% below MN 21 minHighest 6% below MN
Work from home 8.2%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.7%±5.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Pine River Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pine River (8%)Pine River (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine River Township3% work in Powers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 1.8Lowest
Schools
School district —PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Pine River-Backus ALP
Students per teacherat that high school — 23.8
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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