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%

Riverton$700/mo

Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $730/mo · Housing →

Milroy$740/mo

Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $567/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

RivertonMilroy

Snow a year48″44″

January low-2°F —

July high80°F —

Growing season (days)141d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 64th

Outdoors & history

RivertonMilroy

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

National Register places—1

Community

RivertonMilroy

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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RivertonMN MilroyMN

Riverton ↔ Milroy159 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

RivertonMilroy

People

Population 145Lowest 203Highest

Median age 33.6±16.6Highest 13% below MN 32.8±4.5Lowest 15% below MN

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

Kids under 18 27.6%±15.2Highest MN: 22.9% 24.6%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 20%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 20.2%±9.4Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.4%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,313±$27kLowest 38% below MN $59,583±$8kHighest 33% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,800±$58kHighest 63% below MN $112,500±$10kLowest 66% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $730±$40Highest 43% below MN $567±$89Lowest 56% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $760Lowest 77% below MN $1,830Highest 45% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 57.1%±97.9Lowest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest MN: 72.2% 83.1%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN

Work from home 0%±16.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 7.4%±7.1Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.43Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Brainerd (36%)Marshall (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MilroyFew work in Riverton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.5Lowest 92.0Highest

Schools

School district —MILROY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town —None in town

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.

Riverton vs Milroy

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Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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