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White Township vs Embarrass Township

Next-door neighbors in St. Louis County. The biggest differences: trails (7.3× in White Township) and jobs per worker (6.4× in White Township).

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White Township, MNAn outdoors townSt. Louis County · 3,109 people
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Embarrass Township, MNHomes around $210KSt. Louis County · 653 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.

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 $460 more a month in Embarrass 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.

White Township$750/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $509/mo · Housing →
Embarrass Township$1,210/mo
Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Embarrass Township 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.

Where they are

White Township and Embarrass Township share a border

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

White TownshipEmbarrass TownshipWhite TownshipEmbarrass Township
White Township ↔ Embarrass Township13 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
36 Embarrass Township residents work in White Township (12.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Embarrass 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.

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 TownshipEmbarrass Township
Snow a year69″69″
January low-7°F-7°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)89d89d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th44th
Outdoors & history
White TownshipEmbarrass Township
Trails50 mi7 mi
Conserved land9.6%3.8%
National Register places15
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here—1
Community
White TownshipEmbarrass Township
Library hours a week37 hrs—
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.

White TownshipEmbarrass Township
People
Population 3,109Highest 653Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.9%Lowest MN: +7.6% -1%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 58.2±3.6Highest 50% above MN 45.5±5.4Lowest 17% above MN
Kids under 18 12.2%±3Lowest MN: 22.9% 19%±6Highest MN: 22.9%
Embarrass Township 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% 19%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 17%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.7%±3.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Embarrass Township 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±$8kLowest 38% below MN $75,694±$26kHighest 15% below MN
Embarrass Township and White Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,600±$24kLowest 62% below MN $203,800±$52kHighest 38% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $509±$138 60% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,216Lowest 64% below MN $1,338Highest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.9%±11 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 14%Lowest MN: 9.3% 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 98.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 21 yrs older than MN 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 31% above MN 35 minHighest 54% above MN
Work from home 7%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.8%±4.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Embarrass Township 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%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Virginia (17%)Virginia (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Embarrass Township13% work in White Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 49.8 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Highest 1.2Lowest
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
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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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