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Wagner Township vs Jevne Township

31 miles apart in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: trails (5.3× in Jevne Township) and jobs per worker (4.1× in Jevne Township).

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Wagner Township, MNA small town of 448Aitkin County · 448 people
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Jevne Township, MNA small town of 412Aitkin County · 412 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.

Wagner TownshipA small town of 448
Quiet strengthsWagner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wagner Township →
Jevne TownshipA small town of 412
Quiet strengthsJevne Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jevne 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.

Trails5.3×
Jevne Township has more miles of trail
Jevne Township 13.2 miWagner Township 2.5 mi
Jobs per worker4.1×
Jevne Township is more of a job hub
Jevne Township 0.58Wagner Township 0.14
Average commute15 min
Jevne Township has the shorter commute
Wagner Township 43 minJevne Township 28 min
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Wagner Township
Wagner Township $1,963Jevne Township $1,467
Home values+26%
Homes cost more in Wagner Township
Wagner Township $306,700Jevne Township $244,000
Street grid+50%
Wagner Township has the more walkable street grid
Wagner Township 0.3Jevne Township 0.2
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Wagner 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.

Wagner Township$1,770/mo
Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →
Jevne Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Wagner Township and Jevne 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.

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
Wagner TownshipJevne Township
Snow a year45″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F78°F
Growing season (days)130d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th80th
Outdoors & history
Wagner TownshipJevne Township
Trails3 mi13 mi
Conserved land1.9%5.3%
Community
Wagner TownshipJevne 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wagner TownshipAitkin CountyJevne TownshipAitkin County
Wagner Township ↔ Jevne Township31 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Wagner TownshipJevne Township
People
Population 448Highest 412Lowest
Median age 48.2±6.3Highest 24% above MN 47.9±2.9Lowest 23% above MN
Wagner Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9% 21.4%±5.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Wagner Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.8%±5.9Highest MN: 17.3% 21.4%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Wagner Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 17.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0.7%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Wagner Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,250±$34kLowest 20% below MN $78,125±$26kHighest 12% below MN
Jevne Township and Wagner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $306,700±$28kHighest 7% below MN $244,000±$33kLowest 26% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$52 10% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,963Highest 42% below MN $1,467Lowest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.1%±77.1Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Jevne Township and Wagner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 81.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 91% above MN 28 minLowest 24% above MN
Work from home 7.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.4%±5.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Jevne Township and Wagner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 35.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (19%)McGregor (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jevne TownshipFew work in Wagner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 5.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 13.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Highest 0.2Lowest
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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