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Sylvan Township vs Rosing Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (15.4× in Sylvan Township) and trails (4.5× in Rosing Township).

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Sylvan Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 2,982 people
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Rosing Township, MNA small town of 194Morrison County · 194 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.

Rosing TownshipA small town of 194
Quiet strengthsRosing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rosing 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Rosing 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.

Sylvan Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Rosing Township$2,190/mo
Typical home $377K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Rosing Township and Sylvan 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

Sylvan Township and Rosing Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sylvan TownshipRosing TownshipSylvan TownshipRosing Township
Sylvan Township ↔ Rosing Township3.7 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
Sylvan TownshipRosing Township
Snow a year48″48″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th75th
Outdoors & history
Sylvan TownshipRosing Township
Trails4 mi17 mi
Conserved land9%3.1%
Settled—1902
National Register places1—
Community
Sylvan TownshipRosing 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.

Sylvan TownshipRosing Township
People
Population 2,982Highest 194Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.9% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 44.4±2.4Lowest 14% above MN 50.7±8.1Highest 31% above MN
Rosing Township and Sylvan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±3.4Highest MN: 22.9% 20.1%±8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Sylvan Township and Rosing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.1%±2.9Highest MN: 17.3% 15.5%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Sylvan Township and Rosing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 25.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Sylvan Township and Rosing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,354±$7kLowest 7% above MN $124,000±$19kHighest 39% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $298,200±$32kLowest 9% below MN $376,700±$66kHighest 14% above MN
Rosing Township and Sylvan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$350 7% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,890Lowest 44% below MN $2,594Highest 23% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±64.5 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Lowest 15 yrs newer than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 32 minHighest 39% above MN
Work from home 11.4%±4.1Highest MN: 17.6% 10.1%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sylvan Township and Rosing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brainerd (22%)Motley (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rosing TownshipFew work in Sylvan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 16.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.7Highest 1.5Lowest
Schools
School district Central Lakes Adventure School—
High school in town Central Lakes Adventure School—
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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