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Soler Township vs Omro Township

282 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (53 yrs in Omro Township) and average commute (11 min in Soler Township).

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Soler Township, MNA small town of 78Roseau County · 78 people
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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 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.

Soler TownshipA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsSoler Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Soler Township →
Omro TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsOmro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Omro 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.

★ 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.

Soler Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →
Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Omro Township and Soler 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
Soler TownshipOmro Township
Snow a year—51″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th54th
Outdoors & history
Soler TownshipOmro Township
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land11.6%10.6%
Settled—1880
Community
Soler TownshipOmro 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

282 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Soler Township ↔ Omro Township282 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.

Soler TownshipOmro Township
People
Population 78Highest 54Lowest
Median age 58.3±22.4 50% above MN 58.3±1.5 50% above MN
Kids under 18 16.7%±33.3Highest MN: 22.9% 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Soler Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±27.7Highest MN: 17.3% 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Soler Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±13.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±18.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Omro Township and Soler Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,750±$52kHighest 13% above MN $91,667±$37kLowest about the MN average
Soler Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $180,000±$92kHighest 45% below MN $166,700±$154kLowest 49% below MN
Soler Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $800 76% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Soler Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 87.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 40% below MN 25 minHighest 9% above MN
Work from home 14%±12.8Highest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6%
Soler Township and Omro 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 19.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (38%)Marshall (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Omro TownshipFew work in Soler Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.6%Highest 10.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 1.0Highest
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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