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Sverdrup Township vs Everts Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: trails (4.5× in Everts Township) and home values (+57% in Everts Township).

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Sverdrup Township, MNA small town of 565Otter Tail County · 565 people
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Everts Township, MNA small town of 599Otter Tail County · 599 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.

Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 565
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup Township →
Everts TownshipA small town of 599
Quiet strengthsEverts Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Everts Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails4.5×
Everts Township has more miles of trail
Everts Township 11.7 miSverdrup Township 2.6 mi
Home values+57%
Homes cost more in Everts Township
Everts Township $528,900Sverdrup Township $337,600
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Everts Township
Everts Township $3,250Sverdrup Township $2,008
Work from home+14.6 pts
More people work from home in Everts Township
Everts Township 21.2%Sverdrup Township 6.6%
Household income+42%
Households in Everts Township earn more
Everts Township $102,933Sverdrup Township $72,250
Kids under 18+13.9 pts
Sverdrup Township has more kids
Sverdrup Township 18.9%Everts Township 5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,110 more a month in Everts 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.

Sverdrup Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $338K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →
Everts Township$3,040/mo
Typical home $529K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $933/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,110 a month, about $13,300 a year, between Everts Township and Sverdrup 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

Sverdrup Township and Everts Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sverdrup TownshipEverts TownshipSverdrup TownshipEverts Township
Sverdrup Township ↔ Everts Township6.3 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
Sverdrup TownshipEverts Township
Snow a year50″46″
January low-1°F-2°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)149d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Sverdrup TownshipEverts Township
Trails3 mi12 mi
Conserved land7.4%9.2%
National Register places1—
Community
Sverdrup TownshipEverts 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.

Sverdrup TownshipEverts Township
People
Population 565Lowest 599Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Lowest MN: +7.6% +15.3%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 55.7±5.2Lowest 44% above MN 65.5±2.5Highest 69% above MN
Kids under 18 18.9%±4.8Highest MN: 22.9% 5%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 35%±1.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 51.6%±5.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest MN: 39.4% 39.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Everts Township and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,250±$9kLowest 19% below MN $102,933±$5kHighest 16% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $337,600±$21kLowest about the MN average $528,900±$58kHighest 61% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$249Highest 15% below MN $933±$301Lowest 27% below MN
Sverdrup Township and Everts Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,008Lowest 40% below MN $3,250Highest 3% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 25%±53.9Lowest MN: 48.1%
Sverdrup Township and Everts Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% above MN 21 minLowest 6% below MN
Work from home 6.6%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 21.2%±7.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (30%)Fergus Falls (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Everts TownshipFew work in Sverdrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 11.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.8Highest
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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