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Spruce Township vs Jadis Township

Next-door neighbors in Roseau County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.1× in Jadis Township) and growth since 2010 (+8.3 pts in Jadis Township).

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Spruce Township, MNA small town of 511Roseau County · 511 people
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Jadis Township, MNA small town of 604Roseau County · 604 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.

Spruce TownshipA small town of 511
Quiet strengthsSpruce Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spruce Township →
Jadis TownshipA small town of 604
Quiet strengthsJadis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jadis 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.

Jobs per worker4.1×
Jadis Township is more of a job hub
Jadis Township 0.69Spruce Township 0.17
Growth since 2010+8.3 pts
Jadis Township has grown faster since 2010
Jadis Township +9.9%Spruce Township +1.6%
★ 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.

Spruce Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →
Jadis Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 1.09% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Spruce Township and Jadis 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

Spruce Township and Jadis Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Spruce TownshipJadis TownshipSpruce TownshipJadis Township
Spruce Township ↔ Jadis Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
13 Spruce Township residents work in Jadis Township (5.6% of its workers)
7 Jadis Township residents work in Spruce Township (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Spruce Township →
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
Spruce TownshipJadis Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd82nd
Outdoors & history
Spruce TownshipJadis Township
Trails12 mi13 mi
Conserved land0%2.5%
Community
Spruce TownshipJadis 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.

Spruce TownshipJadis Township
People
Population 511Lowest 604Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.6%Lowest MN: +7.6% +9.9%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 51.3±5.7Highest 32% above MN 40.1±10.2Lowest 3% above MN
Spruce Township and Jadis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±5.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 24.7%±6Highest MN: 22.9%
Jadis Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±7.1Highest MN: 17.3% 21%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Spruce Township and Jadis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest MN: 39.4% 34.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Jadis Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,682±$21kLowest 4% below MN $121,528±$18kHighest 36% above MN
Jadis Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,000±$55kHighest 20% below MN $239,300±$25kLowest 27% below MN
Spruce Township and Jadis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,676Highest 20% below MN $2,599Lowest 23% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 94%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than MN 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 45% below MN 14 minHighest 39% below MN
Work from home 6.1%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.1%±4.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Jadis Township and Spruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.69Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (53%)Roseau (58%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Jadis Township3% work in Spruce Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.2 miLowest 13.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
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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