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Round Lake Township vs Eagle View Township

Next-door neighbors in Becker County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.2× in Round Lake Township) and trails (5.2× in Round Lake Township).

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Round Lake Township, MNA small town of 191Becker County · 191 people
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Eagle View Township, MNAn outdoors townBecker County · 132 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.

Round Lake TownshipA small town of 191
Quiet strengthsRound Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Round Lake Township →
Eagle View TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.1% conserved land4.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Eagle View 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 worker13.2×
Round Lake Township is more of a job hub
Round Lake Township 0.66Eagle View Township 0.05
Trails5.2×
Round Lake Township has more miles of trail
Round Lake Township 23.8 miEagle View Township 4.6 mi
Average commute26 min
Round Lake Township has the shorter commute
Eagle View Township 54 minRound Lake Township 28 min
Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Eagle View Township
Eagle View Township $385,000Round Lake Township $255,000
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Eagle View Township
Eagle View Township $3,222Round Lake Township $2,400
Homeowners+15.5 pts renters
Eagle View Township has more renters
Round Lake Township 92.5%Eagle View Township 77%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $750 more a month in Eagle View 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.

Round Lake Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →
Eagle View Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $385K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $467/mo · Housing →

The difference: $750 a month, about $9,000 a year, between Eagle View Township and Round Lake 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

Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township share a border

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

Round Lake TownshipEagle View TownshipRound Lake TownshipEagle View Township
Round Lake Township ↔ Eagle View Township8.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Eagle View Township residents work in Round Lake Township (3.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Eagle View Township →
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
Round Lake TownshipEagle View Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)130d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Round Lake TownshipEagle View Township
Trails24 mi5 mi
Conserved land8.1%16.1%
Community
Round Lake TownshipEagle View 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.

Round Lake TownshipEagle View Township
People
Population 191Highest 132Lowest
Median age 61.2±5.2Highest 58% above MN 61±5.8Lowest 57% above MN
Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.4%±9.3Highest MN: 22.9% 12.9%±9.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.3%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.9%±16.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Eagle View Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.8%±8.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Eagle View Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,833±$26kHighest 15% below MN $50,313±$15kLowest 44% below MN
Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $255,000±$43kLowest 23% below MN $385,000±$46kHighest 17% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $467±$334 64% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,400Lowest 29% below MN $3,222Highest 4% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 16.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 31.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 77%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 22% above MN 54 minHighest 139% above MN
Work from home 13%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6% 5.1%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Round Lake Township and Eagle View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (30%)Detroit Lakes (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle View Township3% work in Round Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.1%Lowest 16.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.8 miHighest 4.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.6Lowest
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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