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Silver Township vs Eagle Valley Township

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Silver Township) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Eagle Valley Township).

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Silver Township, MNA small town of 373Carlton County · 373 people
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Eagle Valley Township, MNA small town of 399Todd County · 399 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.

Silver TownshipA small town of 373
Quiet strengthsSilver Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silver Township →
Eagle Valley TownshipA small town of 399
Quiet strengthsEagle Valley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eagle Valley 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 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.

Silver Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,094/mo · Housing →
Eagle Valley Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Silver Township and Eagle Valley 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
Silver TownshipEagle Valley Township
Snow a year64″54″
January low-0°F-1°F
July high78°F79°F
Growing season (days)129d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th23rd
Outdoors & history
Silver TownshipEagle Valley Township
Trails9 mi3 mi
Conserved land2.5%0.1%
Community
Silver TownshipEagle Valley 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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Silver Township ↔ Eagle Valley Township102 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.

Silver TownshipEagle Valley Township
People
Population 373Lowest 399Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -10% MN: +7.6%
Median age 48.6±4.2Highest 25% above MN 46.9±16.1Lowest 21% above MN
Silver Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.6%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9% 18.5%±4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Silver Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.8%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.3%±8.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Eagle Valley Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MN: 39.4% 18.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 11%±7.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,250±$20kHighest 9% below MN $58,750±$24kLowest 34% below MN
Silver Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$28kHighest 24% below MN $231,600±$35kLowest 30% below MN
Silver Township and Eagle Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,094±$133 15% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,250Highest 33% below MN $1,863Lowest 45% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±75.1Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Eagle Valley Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 19.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 80.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 22 minLowest 4% below MN
Work from home 17%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.9%±16.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Eagle Valley Township and Silver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cloquet (15%)Long Prairie (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle Valley TownshipFew work in Silver Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.5Highest
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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