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Severance Township vs Logan Township

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (15.4× in Logan Township) and average commute (31 min in Severance Township).

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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 people
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Logan Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 210 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 →
Logan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29% conserved land12 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Logan 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.

Trails15.4×
Logan Township has more miles of trail
Logan Township 12.3 miSeverance Township 0.8 mi
Average commute31 min
Severance Township has the shorter commute
Logan Township 49 minSeverance Township 18 min
Seasonal homes+33.6 pts
Logan Township has more second homes
Logan Township 33.6%Severance Township 0%
Conserved land+28.6 pts
Logan Township has more conserved land
Logan Township 29%Severance Township 0.4%
Typical home built37 yrs
Severance Township’s homes are older
Logan Township 1991Severance Township 1954
Street grid+80%
Severance Township has the more walkable street grid
Severance Township 0.9Logan Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Logan Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year38″—
January low7°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)161d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd67th
Outdoors & history
Severance TownshipLogan Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land0.4%29%
Community
Severance TownshipLogan 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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Severance TownshipSibley CountyLogan TownshipAitkin County
Severance Township ↔ Logan Township163 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 TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 223Highest 210Lowest
Median age 51.5±6.8Lowest 33% above MN 52±8.8Highest 34% above MN
Logan 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%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Logan 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% 25.2%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Severance Township and Logan 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% 14.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5Highest MN: 5.8%
Logan 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 $67,750±$10kLowest 24% below MN
Severance Township and Logan 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 $244,600±$22kHighest 26% below MN
Logan Township and Severance Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,340Highest 60% below MN $1,142Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9% MN: 72.2% 95.9% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 49 minHighest 118% above MN
Work from home 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6% 15%±9.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Logan 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 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (13%)Grand Rapids (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Severance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 29%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
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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