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Severance Township vs Moltke Township

Next-door neighbors in Sibley County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.5× in Moltke Township) and property tax bill (+41% in Moltke Township).

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Severance Township, MNA small town of 223Sibley County · 223 people
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Moltke Township, MNA small town of 296Sibley County · 296 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 →
Moltke TownshipA small town of 296
Quiet strengthsMoltke Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moltke 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 worker3.5×
Moltke Township is more of a job hub
Moltke Township 0.45Severance Township 0.13
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Moltke Township
Moltke Township $1,896Severance Township $1,340
Average commute8 min
Severance Township has the shorter commute
Moltke Township 26 minSeverance Township 18 min
Homeowners+15.2 pts renters
Moltke Township has more renters
Severance Township 95.9%Moltke Township 80.7%
Trails+88%
Moltke Township has more miles of trail
Moltke Township 1.5 miSeverance Township 0.8 mi
Bachelor’s degree++12.3 pts
More adults in Moltke Township have a degree
Moltke Township 31.8%Severance Township 19.5%
★ 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 →
Moltke Township$1,230/mo
Typical home $204K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Severance Township and Moltke 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 Moltke Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Severance TownshipMoltke TownshipSeverance TownshipMoltke Township
Severance Township ↔ Moltke Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipMoltke Township
Snow a year38″50″
January low7°F3°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)161d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Severance TownshipMoltke Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.1%
Settled—1878
Community
Severance TownshipMoltke 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 TownshipMoltke Township
People
Population 223Lowest 296Highest
Median age 51.5±6.8Highest 33% above MN 51±7.9Lowest 31% above MN
Severance Township and Moltke 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% 18.6%±4.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Moltke 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% 23.3%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Severance Township and Moltke 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Moltke 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 $84,250±$27kHighest 5% below MN
Moltke 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±$98kHighest 28% below MN $203,600±$30kLowest 38% below MN
Severance Township and Moltke 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 $1,896Highest 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 80.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 25 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 26 minHighest 15% above MN
Work from home 18.3%±14.9Highest MN: 17.6% 17.4%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Severance Township and Moltke Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (13%)New Ulm (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moltke TownshipFew work in Severance Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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