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Severance Township vs Cairo Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Cairo Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Cairo Township).

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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 people
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Cairo Township, MNA small town of 206Renville County · 206 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.

Severance TownshipA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsSeverance Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Severance Township →
Cairo TownshipA small town of 206
Quiet strengthsCairo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cairo 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.

Trails3.5×
Cairo Township has more miles of trail
Cairo Township 2.8 miSeverance Township 0.8 mi
Jobs per worker3×
Cairo Township is more of a job hub
Cairo Township 0.39Severance Township 0.13
Homeowners+18.5 pts renters
Cairo Township has more renters
Severance Township 95.9%Cairo Township 77.4%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Cairo Township
Cairo Township $1,716Severance Township $1,340
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Severance 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.

Severance Township$1,360/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Cairo Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $194K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $647/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Severance Township and Cairo 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

Severance Township and Cairo Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Severance TownshipCairo TownshipSeverance TownshipCairo Township
Severance Township ↔ Cairo Township6.2 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
Severance TownshipCairo Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd24th
Outdoors & history
Severance TownshipCairo Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.8%
Famous people born here—2
Community
Severance TownshipCairo 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.

Severance TownshipCairo Township
People
Population 223Highest 206Lowest
Median age 51.5±6.8Lowest 33% above MN 60.3±4.9Highest 55% above MN
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.7%±8.4Highest MN: 22.9% 7.8%±9.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.3%±10Highest MN: 17.3%
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Cairo Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,375±$34kHighest 22% below MN $38,438±$29kLowest 57% below MN
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $238,300±$98kHighest 28% below MN $193,800±$62kLowest 41% below MN
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $647±$469 49% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,340Lowest 60% below MN $1,716Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 66.7%±23 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 77.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 20 minHighest 14% below MN
Work from home 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6% 8.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Cairo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (13%)New Ulm (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cairo TownshipFew work in Severance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.2Highest
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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