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Tower vs Kugler Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (43.7× in Tower) and trails (10.5× in Kugler Township).

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Tower, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 367 people
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Kugler Township, MNA small town of 170St. Louis County · 170 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.

TowerA regional job hub
Work338 jobsbased in Tower, a regional job hub All about Tower →
Kugler TownshipA small town of 170
Quiet strengthsKugler Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kugler 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.

Street grid43.7×
Tower has the more walkable street grid
Tower 13.1Kugler Township 0.3
Trails10.5×
Kugler Township has more miles of trail
Kugler Township 29.5 miTower 2.8 mi
Home values+92%
Homes cost more in Kugler Township
Kugler Township $210,000Tower $109,600
Work in town+15.4 pts
More of Tower’s workers stay in town
Tower 15.4%Kugler Township 0%
Typical home built20 yrs
Tower’s homes are older
Kugler Township 1977Tower 1957
Average commute6 min
Tower has the shorter commute
Kugler Township 33 minTower 27 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,080 more a month in Tower

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.

Tower$2,310/mo
Typical home $359K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $586/mo · Housing →
Kugler Township$1,230/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $1,080 a month, about $12,900 a year, between Tower and Kugler 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

Tower and Kugler Township share a border

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

TowerKugler TownshipTowerKugler Township
Tower ↔ Kugler Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
10 Kugler Township residents work in Tower (17.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Kugler Township →
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.

Schools
BTowerBetter than 60% of districts in the state –Kugler TownshipNot graded
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
TowerKugler Township
Snow a year69″69″
January low-7°F-7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)89d89d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
TowerKugler Township
Trails3 mi30 mi
Conserved land6.4%4.1%
Settled1889—
National Register places2—
Community
TowerKugler 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.

TowerKugler Township
People
Population 367Highest 170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 55.4±9.4Lowest 43% above MN 57.3±8.6Highest 48% above MN
Kugler Township and Tower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.4%±9.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 20%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Kugler Township and Tower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.6%±9.1Highest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±7.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Tower and Kugler Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±6.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Tower and Kugler Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,893±$14kHighest 26% below MN $61,875±$23kLowest 31% below MN
Tower and Kugler Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $109,600±$27kLowest 67% below MN $210,000±$52kHighest 36% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $586±$36 54% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,555Lowest 54% below MN $1,559Highest 54% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±67Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Tower and Kugler Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 88.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN 1977Highest 2 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 18% above MN 33 minHighest 43% above MN
Work from home 12.6%±12Lowest MN: 17.6% 18%±11.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Kugler Township and Tower are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.60Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Virginia (16%)Tower (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kugler Township17% work in Tower
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 29.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.1Highest 0.3Lowest
Schools
School district ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT · Vermilion Country School—
High school in town Vermilion Country School—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.3 —
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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