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Preble Township vs Arrowhead Township

228 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Arrowhead Township) and work from home (+13.8 pts in Preble Township).

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Preble Township, MNA small town of 198Fillmore County · 198 people

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Arrowhead Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 211 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.

Preble TownshipA small town of 198

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

All about Preble Township →

Arrowhead TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors15.8% conserved land5.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Arrowhead 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 worker10×

Arrowhead Township is more of a job hub

Arrowhead Township 0.70Preble Township 0.07

Work from home+13.8 pts

More people work from home in Preble Township

Preble Township 18.8%Arrowhead Township 5%

Preble Township has the more walkable street grid

Preble Township 0.6Arrowhead Township 0.3

Arrowhead Township has more miles of trail

Arrowhead Township 5.2 miPreble Township 3.3 mi

Conserved land+8.7 pts

Arrowhead Township has more conserved land

Arrowhead Township 15.8%Preble Township 7.1%

Average commute4 min

Preble Township has the shorter commute

Arrowhead Township 40 minPreble Township 36 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Preble 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.

Down paymentRate%

Preble Township$1,600/mo

Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

Arrowhead Township$1,230/mo

Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Preble Township and Arrowhead 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

Preble TownshipArrowhead Township

Snow a year45″56″

January low8°F -4°F

July high81°F 77°F

Growing season (days)165d 111d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 67th

Outdoors & history

Preble TownshipArrowhead Township

Trails3 mi 5 mi

Conserved land7.1%15.8%

Settled1858 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Preble TownshipArrowhead 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.

Where they are

228 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Preble TownshipFillmore County Arrowhead TownshipSt. Louis County

Preble Township ↔ Arrowhead Township228 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Preble TownshipArrowhead Township

People

Population 198Lowest 211Highest

Median age 34±8.7Highest 12% below MN 33.9±12.6Lowest 13% below MN

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

Kids under 18 34.3%±5.2Highest MN: 22.9% 31.8%±24.6Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±9.5Highest MN: 17.3% 9.5%±12Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $77,500±$9kLowest 13% below MN $80,417±$28kHighest 10% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,000±$89kHighest 15% below MN $210,000±$50kLowest 36% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,563Lowest 53% below MN $1,583Highest 53% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 20.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 59% above MN 40 minHighest 77% above MN

Work from home 18.8%±6.8Highest MN: 17.6% 5%±6.5Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (13%)Duluth (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arrowhead TownshipFew work in Preble Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Lowest 15.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miLowest 5.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Preble Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Preble Township

Amherst Township400 people · $393K homes

Black Hammer Township269 people · $225K homes

Newburg Township381 people · $199K homes

Norway Township365 people · $320K homes

Towns like Preble Township

Gilman233 people · $234K homes

Rost Township205 people · $238K homes

Sobieski192 people · $191K homes

Ashley Township227 people · $331K 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.