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Svea Township vs Teien Township

Next-door neighbors in Kittson County. The biggest differences: size (26× in Teien Township) and typical home built (46 yrs in Svea Township).

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Svea Township, MNA small town of 5Kittson County · 5 people
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Teien Township, MNA small town of 130Kittson County · 130 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.

Svea TownshipA small town of 5
Quiet strengthsSvea Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Svea Township →
Teien TownshipA small town of 130
Quiet strengthsTeien Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Teien 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 · Where they are

Svea Township and Teien Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Svea TownshipTeien TownshipSvea TownshipTeien Township
Svea Township ↔ Teien Township5.9 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
Svea TownshipTeien Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Svea TownshipTeien Township
Trails19 mi7 mi
Conserved land0%1%
Settled—1882
National Register places—1
Community
Svea TownshipTeien 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.

Svea TownshipTeien Township
People
Population 5Lowest 130Highest
Median age 60.5±4.9Highest 56% above MN 13.5±48.7Lowest 65% below MN
Svea Township and Teien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest MN: 22.9% 50.8%±38Highest MN: 22.9%
Teien Township and Svea Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40%±100Highest MN: 17.3% 15.4%±18.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Svea Township and Teien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 MN: 5.8% 0%±10.9 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $176,250±$152kLowest 98% above MN $198,750±$174kHighest 123% above MN
Teien Township and Svea Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,196 64% below MN
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 14 min 38% below MN
Work from home 0%±100 MN: 17.6% 0%±33.3 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hallock (27%)Hallock (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Teien TownshipFew work in Svea Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 18.5 miHighest 6.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.9Highest
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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