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Westerheim Township vs Eidsvold Township

Next-door neighbors in Lyon County. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Eidsvold Township) and median age (18 yrs in Westerheim Township).

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Westerheim Township, MNA small town of 221Lyon County · 221 people
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Eidsvold Township, MNA small town of 148Lyon County · 148 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.

Westerheim TownshipA small town of 221
Quiet strengthsWesterheim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Westerheim Township →
Eidsvold TownshipA small town of 148
Quiet strengthsEidsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eidsvold 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.

Trails6×
Eidsvold Township has more miles of trail
Eidsvold Township 3.0 miWesterheim Township 0.5 mi
Median age18 yrs
Westerheim Township skews older
Westerheim Township 52.3Eidsvold Township 34.3
Kids under 18+17.1 pts
Eidsvold Township has more kids
Eidsvold Township 31.1%Westerheim Township 14%
Jobs per worker+59%
Westerheim Township is more of a job hub
Westerheim Township 0.27Eidsvold Township 0.17
Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts
More adults in Eidsvold Township have a degree
Eidsvold Township 33.3%Westerheim Township 25.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township share a border

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

Westerheim TownshipEidsvold TownshipWesterheim TownshipEidsvold Township
Westerheim Township ↔ Eidsvold Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Westerheim Township residents work in Eidsvold Township (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Westerheim Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Westerheim Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Eidsvold Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $269K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Westerheim TownshipEidsvold Township
Snow a year45″45″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th57th
Outdoors & history
Westerheim TownshipEidsvold Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—1.6%
Settled—1873
Community
Westerheim TownshipEidsvold 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.

Westerheim TownshipEidsvold Township
People
Population 221Highest 148Lowest
Median age 52.3±5.7Highest 35% above MN 34.3±8.4Lowest 12% below MN
Kids under 18 14%±6.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.1%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 25.3%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3% 10.8%±15.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±7.4Highest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,500±$30kHighest 26% above MN $99,375±$28kLowest 12% above MN
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,500±$51kHighest 18% below MN $269,400±$74kLowest 18% below MN
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$216 43% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Highest 44% below MN $1,813Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 37.5%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 86%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 19 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 6% above MN 21 minLowest 9% below MN
Work from home 25.5%±13.9Highest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±10.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Westerheim Township and Eidsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (36%)Marshall (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Eidsvold TownshipFew work in Westerheim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3 1.3
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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