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Shelburne Township vs Excel Township

275 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.4× in Excel Township) and average commute (8 min in Excel Township).

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Shelburne Township, MNA small town of 230Lyon County · 230 people
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Excel Township, MNA small town of 250Marshall County · 250 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.

Shelburne TownshipA small town of 230
Quiet strengthsShelburne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Shelburne Township →
Excel TownshipA small town of 250
Quiet strengthsExcel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Excel 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.

Trails4.4×
Excel Township has more miles of trail
Excel Township 9.2 miShelburne Township 2.1 mi
Average commute8 min
Excel Township has the shorter commute
Shelburne Township 28 minExcel Township 20 min
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Excel Township
Excel Township $1,750Shelburne Township $1,381
In college+9.8 pts
Excel Township is more of a college town
Excel Township 12%Shelburne Township 2.2%
★ 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.

Shelburne Township$1,450/mo
Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · Housing →
Excel Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Excel Township and Shelburne 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
Shelburne TownshipExcel Township
Snow a year42″50″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th78th
Outdoors & history
Shelburne TownshipExcel Township
Trails2 mi9 mi
Conserved land3.9%2.8%
Settled18791884
Community
Shelburne TownshipExcel 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

275 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Shelburne TownshipLyon CountyExcel TownshipMarshall County
Shelburne Township ↔ Excel Township275 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.

Shelburne TownshipExcel Township
People
Population 230Lowest 250Highest
Median age 46±11.2Lowest 19% above MN 46.5±6Highest 20% above MN
Excel Township and Shelburne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±10.1Highest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Shelburne Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±8Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Excel Township and Shelburne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 12%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $147,800±$11kHighest 66% above MN $115,000±$30kLowest 29% above MN
Shelburne Township and Excel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $255,000±$174kLowest 23% below MN $263,500±$18kHighest 20% below MN
Excel Township and Shelburne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,438±$539 12% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,381Lowest 59% below MN $1,750Highest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 42.9%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 24% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN
Work from home 26.5%±20.8Highest MN: 17.6% 3.6%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Shelburne Township and Excel 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 19.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (43%)Thief River Falls (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Excel TownshipFew work in Shelburne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 9.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.2Lowest
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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