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White Pine Township vs Pliny Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in White Pine Township) and conserved land (+47.3 pts in White Pine Township).

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White Pine Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 23 people
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Pliny Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 137 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.

White Pine TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors83.7% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about White Pine Township →
Pliny TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36.4% conserved land7.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Pliny 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.

Jobs per worker4×
White Pine Township is more of a job hub
White Pine Township 0.88Pliny Township 0.22
Conserved land+47.3 pts
White Pine Township has more conserved land
White Pine Township 83.7%Pliny Township 36.4%
Size6×
Pliny Township is the bigger place
Pliny Township 137White Pine Township 23
Street grid2×
Pliny Township has the more walkable street grid
Pliny Township 0.2White Pine Township 0.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

White Pine Township and Pliny Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White Pine TownshipPliny TownshipWhite Pine TownshipPliny Township
White Pine Township ↔ Pliny Township4.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 Pine TownshipPliny Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
White Pine TownshipPliny Township
Trails8 mi7 mi
Conserved land83.7%36.4%
Community
White Pine TownshipPliny 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.

White Pine TownshipPliny Township
People
Population 23Lowest 137Highest
Median age 57.3±4.3Highest 48% above MN 48.8±21.5Lowest 26% above MN
White Pine Township and Pliny Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.6%±19Highest MN: 22.9%
Pliny Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.1%±100Lowest MN: 17.3% 38%±24.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Pliny Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 4.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±7.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Pliny Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$39kHighest 14% below MN $43,000±$31kLowest 52% below MN
White Pine Township and Pliny Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $198,100±$34k 40% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly — $933 72% below MN
Below poverty line 17.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 16.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 55 min 143% above MN
Work from home 0%±76.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 3.8%±7.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Pliny Township and White Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.8 miHighest 30.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Isle (12%)McGregor (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pliny TownshipFew work in White Pine Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 83.7%Highest 36.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.7 miHighest 7.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.2Highest
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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