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Roosevelt vs Maple Plain Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.2× in Roosevelt) and property tax bill (2.4× in Maple Plain).
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.
Roosevelt A small town of 281
Quiet strengths Roosevelt doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roosevelt →
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 $710 more a month in Maple Plain 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Roosevelt $1,430 /mo
Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →
Maple Plain $2,140 /mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
The difference: $710 a month , about $8,500 a year , between Maple Plain and Roosevelt.
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 Roosevelt and Maple Plain share a border Straight-line miles between town centers.
Roosevelt ↔ Maple Plain 5.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
281 Lowest 779 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
— +5.1% WI: +3.6%
Median age
38.8 ±4.5 Lowest 3% below WI 57.9 ±4.8 Highest 44% above WI
Kids under 18
29.5% ±6.5 Highest WI: 21.4% 17.1% ±4 Lowest WI: 21.4%
Age 65+
18.1% ±3.5 Lowest WI: 18.5% 37.4% ±8.4 Highest WI: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.5% Lowest WI: 33.4% 28.9% Highest WI: 33.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5% ±4.3 Highest WI: 5.8% 0.9% ±0.8 Lowest WI: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$91,458 ±$9k Highest 18% above WI $66,667 ±$18k Lowest 14% below WI
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,900 ±$22k Lowest 9% below WI $336,400 ±$43k Highest 26% above WI
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $725 ±$199 33% below WI
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,854 Lowest 51% below WI $4,513 Highest 19% above WI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 40.9% ±47.6 WI: 43.7%
Below poverty line
4.6% Lowest WI: 10.6% 11.1% Highest WI: 10.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.4% Highest WI: 67.8% 86.2% Lowest WI: 67.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983 Lowest 8 yrs newer than WI 1987 Highest 12 yrs newer than WI
Average commuteone way
29 min Highest 28% above WI 24 min Lowest 7% above WI
Work from home
2.9% ±4.3 Lowest WI: 13.1% 15.3% ±4.6 Highest WI: 13.1%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 0.6% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.3 mi Highest 18.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.43 Highest 0.06 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Spooner (10%) Cumberland (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Maple Plain Few work in Roosevelt
Conserved landshare of the town
11.4% Lowest 12.7% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
11.5 mi Highest 6.7 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.3 mi Highest 0.2 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
2 Lowest 3 Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
0.9 Lowest 2.7 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Roosevelt or Maple Plain: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Roosevelt? → Moving to Roosevelt: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Roosevelt’s Town Square.
Maple Plain or Roosevelt: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Maple Plain? → Moving to Maple Plain: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Maple Plain’s Town Square.
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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