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Round Lake Township vs Eidsvold Township

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.3× in Round Lake Township) and typical home built (22 yrs in Eidsvold Township).

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Round Lake Township, MNHomes around $175KJackson County · 123 people
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Eidsvold Township, MNA small town of 148Lyon County · 148 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 TownshipHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home50% below the MN typical home All about Round Lake Township →
Eidsvold TownshipA small town of 148
Quiet strengthsEidsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eidsvold Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.3×
Round Lake Township is more of a job hub
Round Lake Township 0.56Eidsvold Township 0.17
Typical home built22 yrs
Eidsvold Township’s homes are older
Round Lake Township 1972Eidsvold Township 1950
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Round Lake Township
Round Lake Township $2,250Eidsvold Township $1,813
Street grid+44%
Eidsvold Township has the more walkable street grid
Eidsvold Township 1.3Round Lake Township 0.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Eidsvold 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$1,050/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →
Eidsvold Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Eidsvold 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.

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 TownshipEidsvold Township
Snow a year41″45″
January low6°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)164d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th57th
Outdoors & history
Round Lake TownshipEidsvold Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.3%1.6%
Community
Round Lake TownshipEidsvold 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.

Where they are

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Round Lake TownshipJackson CountyEidsvold TownshipLyon County
Round Lake Township ↔ Eidsvold Township79 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.

Round Lake TownshipEidsvold Township
People
Population 123Lowest 148Highest
Median age 33.8±12.6Lowest 13% below MN 34.3±8.4Highest 12% below MN
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±10.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.1%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.4%±18.8Highest MN: 17.3% 10.8%±15.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Round Lake Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 33.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.4%±12.1Highest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Round Lake Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,750±$22kLowest 11% above MN $99,375±$28kHighest 12% above MN
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,500±$138kLowest 28% below MN $269,400±$74kHighest 18% below MN
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,250Highest 33% below MN $1,813Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 37.5%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 86%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 5% below MN 21 minLowest 9% below MN
Work from home 15.4%±13.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Eidsvold Township and Round Lake 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 16.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.56Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (15%)Marshall (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eidsvold TownshipFew work in Round Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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