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Rollis Township vs Eckvoll Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Eckvoll Township) and conserved land (+35.4 pts in Eckvoll Township).

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Rollis Township, MNA small town of 58Marshall County · 58 people
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Eckvoll Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 87 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.

Rollis TownshipA small town of 58
Quiet strengthsRollis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rollis 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 $290 more a month in Eckvoll 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.

Rollis Township$820/mo
Typical home $142K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Eckvoll Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Eckvoll Township and Rollis 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

Rollis Township and Eckvoll Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rollis TownshipEckvoll TownshipRollis TownshipEckvoll Township
Rollis Township ↔ Eckvoll Township6.0 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
Rollis TownshipEckvoll Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Rollis TownshipEckvoll Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land8.7%44.1%
Settled18991901
Community
Rollis TownshipEckvoll 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.

Rollis TownshipEckvoll Township
People
Population 58Lowest 87Highest
Median age 66±7.8Highest 70% above MN 55.5±27.6Lowest 43% above MN
Rollis Township and Eckvoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.9%±38.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±26.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Eckvoll Township and Rollis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.7%±19.7Highest MN: 17.3% 25.3%±31.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Rollis Township and Eckvoll Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±24.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±16.3 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,500±$38kLowest 7% below MN $106,563±$55kHighest 20% above MN
Eckvoll Township and Rollis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,700±$104kLowest 57% below MN $194,600±$38kHighest 41% below MN
Eckvoll Township and Rollis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 73% below MN $1,025Highest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 15.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 74.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 37% above MN 17 minLowest 27% below MN
Work from home 0%±43.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Eckvoll Township and Rollis 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 28.3 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (46%)Thief River Falls (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eckvoll TownshipFew work in Rollis Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.7%Lowest 44.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest
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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