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Silverton Township vs Cloverleaf Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: trails (11.3× in Cloverleaf Township) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Cloverleaf Township).

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Silverton Township, MNA small town of 265Pennington County · 265 people
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Cloverleaf Township, MNA small town of 82Pennington County · 82 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.

Silverton TownshipA small town of 265
Quiet strengthsSilverton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Silverton Township →
Cloverleaf TownshipA small town of 82
Quiet strengthsCloverleaf Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cloverleaf 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 $190 more a month in Silverton 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.

Silverton Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,102/mo · Housing →
Cloverleaf Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $184K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Silverton Township and Cloverleaf 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

Silverton Township and Cloverleaf Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Silverton TownshipCloverleaf TownshipSilverton TownshipCloverleaf Township
Silverton Township ↔ Cloverleaf Township6.2 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
Silverton TownshipCloverleaf Township
Snow a year50″—
January low-3°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)142d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th95th
Outdoors & history
Silverton TownshipCloverleaf Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Silverton TownshipCloverleaf 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.

Silverton TownshipCloverleaf Township
People
Population 265Highest 82Lowest
Median age 36.1±6.1Lowest 7% below MN 41.5±30.9Highest 7% above MN
Cloverleaf Township and Silverton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 23.2%±25.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.7%±7.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 39%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Cloverleaf Township and Silverton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±17.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $65,750±$27k 26% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$93kHighest 32% below MN $184,400±$96kLowest 44% below MN
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,102±$36 14% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,906Lowest 43% below MN $2,182Highest 35% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±80.3 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 22%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 28 minHighest 21% above MN
Work from home 20.2%±19.6Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±27.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Silverton Township and Cloverleaf 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 8.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (55%)Thief River Falls (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cloverleaf TownshipFew work in Silverton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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