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Severance Township vs Ford Township

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Ford Township) and average commute (21 min in Severance Township).

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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 people
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Ford Township, MNAn outdoors townKanabec County · 204 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.

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 →
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 Ford 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 →
Ford Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $268K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Ford Township and Severance 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
Severance TownshipFord Township
Snow a year38″52″
January low7°F1°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)161d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd48th
Outdoors & history
Severance TownshipFord Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.4%20.3%
Settled—1916
Community
Severance TownshipFord 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

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Severance Township ↔ Ford Township128 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.

Severance TownshipFord Township
People
Population 223Highest 204Lowest
Median age 51.5±6.8Lowest 33% above MN 52±7.7Highest 34% above MN
Ford 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%±8.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.1%±10.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Ford Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.9%±5.3Highest MN: 17.3% 20.6%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Severance Township and Ford 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% 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 1%±5.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Ford 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±$34kLowest 22% below MN $90,000±$35kHighest about the MN average
Ford Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $238,300±$98kLowest 28% below MN $267,900±$49kHighest 19% below MN
Ford Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,340Lowest 60% below MN $2,957Highest 12% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 39 minHighest 72% above MN
Work from home 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6% 5.4%±6.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Ford 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 20.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (13%)Mora (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ford TownshipFew work in Severance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 20.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.4Lowest
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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