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Slater Township vs Ault Township

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+44.3 pts in Slater Township) and average commute (19 min in Slater Township).

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Slater Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 186 people
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Ault Township, MNA small town of 201St. Louis County · 201 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.

Slater TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.6% conserved land18 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 12%of MN districts All about Slater Township →
Ault TownshipA small town of 201
Quiet strengthsAult Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ault 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.

Conserved land+44.3 pts
Slater Township has more conserved land
Slater Township 52.6%Ault Township 8.3%
Average commute19 min
Slater Township has the shorter commute
Ault Township 45 minSlater Township 26 min
Trails2×
Ault Township has more miles of trail
Ault Township 35.8 miSlater Township 17.5 mi
Jobs per worker+53%
Slater Township is more of a job hub
Slater Township 0.26Ault Township 0.17
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Slater 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.

Slater Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →
Ault Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Slater Township and Ault 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DSlater TownshipBetter than 12% of districts in the state –Ault TownshipNot graded
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
Slater TownshipAult Township
Snow a year48″70″
January low-2°F-4°F
July high80°F76°F
Growing season (days)144d84d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th60th
Outdoors & history
Slater TownshipAult Township
Trails18 mi36 mi
Conserved land52.6%8.3%
Community
Slater TownshipAult 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

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Slater TownshipCass CountyAult TownshipSt. Louis County
Slater Township ↔ Ault Township95 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.

Slater TownshipAult Township
People
Population 186Lowest 201Highest
Median age 54.6±7Highest 41% above MN 52.4±9.8Lowest 35% above MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.4%±9.1Highest MN: 22.9% 7.5%±12.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.7%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3% 30.8%±17.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 42.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±5.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,688±$12kHighest 11% below MN $76,875±$40kLowest 14% below MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $305,000±$55kHighest 7% below MN $247,500±$102kLowest 25% below MN
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,353Lowest 60% below MN $1,432Highest 57% below MN
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 97.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 16% above MN 45 minHighest 98% above MN
Work from home 32.5%±12.8Highest MN: 17.6% 19.5%±11.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Slater Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Remer (11%)Duluth (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ault TownshipFew work in Slater Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.6%Highest 8.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.5 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
Schools
School district NORTHLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS—
High school in town Little Sand—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1 —
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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