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.

Down paymentRate%

White Township$750/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $509/mo · Housing →

Aurora$1,000/mo

Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $509/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Aurora and White 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.

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

C+White TownshipBetter than 44% of districts in the state –AuroraNot graded

Health

CWhite TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns C−AuroraHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns

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

White TownshipAurora

Snow a year69″69″

January low-7°F -7°F

July high77°F 77°F

Growing season (days)89d 89d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 6th

Outdoors & history

White TownshipAurora

Trails50 mi 8 mi

Conserved land9.6%0.5%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos1 —

Community

White TownshipAurora

Library hours a week37 hrs 37 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

2 miles apart

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

White TownshipAurora

White Township ↔ Aurora2.3 miles apart

Who commutes between them

93 Aurora residents work in White Township (14.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Aurora →

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

White TownshipAurora

People

Population 3,109Highest 1,792Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9%Lowest MN: +7.6% -0.2%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 58.2±3.6Highest 50% above MN 57.4±7.7Lowest 48% above MN

White Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 12.2%±3Lowest MN: 22.9% 15.8%±3.4Highest MN: 22.9%

Aurora and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 30.6%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3% 30%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3%

White Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%

Aurora and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,293±$8kHighest 38% below MN $42,083±$10kLowest 53% below MN

White Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,600±$24kHighest 62% below MN $97,600±$13kLowest 70% below MN

White Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $509±$138 60% below MN $509±$138 60% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,216Highest 64% below MN $972Lowest 71% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±11 MN: 48.1% 25.9%±11.9 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 14%Lowest MN: 9.3% 20.1%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 80%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 21 yrs older than MN 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 31% above MN 26 minLowest 14% above MN

Work from home 7%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.2%±3Highest MN: 17.6%

Aurora and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 13.1%Lowest 13.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 1.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Virginia (17%)Virginia (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aurora15% work in White Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 49.8 miHighest 7.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 28.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #211 of 230 in MN—

School district NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER · MESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town Mesabi East Secondary—

Students per teacherat that high school 17.5 —

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

White Township vs Aurora

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Aurora

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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