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Split Rock Township vs Flora Township

163 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+31.2 pts in Split Rock Township) and street grid (2.6× in Flora Township).

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Split Rock Township, MNA small town of 175Carlton County · 175 people
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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 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.

Split Rock TownshipA small town of 175
Quiet strengthsSplit Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Split Rock Township →
Flora TownshipA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora 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.

Split Rock Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Flora Township and Split Rock 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
Split Rock TownshipFlora Township
Snow a year59″44″
January low-3°F4°F
July high76°F83°F
Growing season (days)107d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th33rd
Outdoors & history
Split Rock TownshipFlora Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land7.7%2.3%
Settled—1867
Famous people born here—1
Community
Split Rock TownshipFlora 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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Split Rock Township ↔ Flora Township163 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.

Split Rock TownshipFlora Township
People
Population 175Highest 134Lowest
Median age 49.7±6.3Highest 28% above MN 48.8±12.8Lowest 26% above MN
Split Rock Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16%±8.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.1%±10.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±7.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.1%±13.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 23.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Split Rock Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,214±$12kLowest 29% below MN $83,750±$21kHighest 6% below MN
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$32kLowest 32% below MN $247,700±$94kHighest 25% below MN
Flora Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,093Lowest 38% below MN $2,107Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 82.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 49% above MN 24 minLowest 4% above MN
Work from home 42.7%±18.6Highest MN: 17.6% 11.5%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29 0.29
Top workplaceoutside town Cloquet (13%)Emmet Township (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flora TownshipFew work in Split Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.7%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.3Highest
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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