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Workman Township vs Jevne Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+21.3 pts in Workman Township) and street grid (2.5× in Workman Township).

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Workman Township, MNA small town of 164Aitkin County · 164 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.

Workman TownshipA small town of 164
Quiet strengthsWorkman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Workman 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.

Age 65++21.3 pts
Workman Township has more people 65 and up
Workman Township 42.7%Jevne Township 21.4%
Street grid2.5×
Workman Township has the more walkable street grid
Workman Township 0.5Jevne Township 0.2
Home values+43%
Homes cost more in Workman Township
Workman Township $350,000Jevne Township $244,000
Seasonal homes+22.5 pts
Workman Township has more second homes
Workman Township 67.1%Jevne Township 44.6%
Average commute11 min
Jevne Township has the shorter commute
Workman Township 39 minJevne Township 28 min
Homeowners+15.7 pts renters
Jevne Township has more renters
Workman Township 97.3%Jevne Township 81.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Workman 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.

Workman Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $350K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →
Jevne Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $244K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Workman 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.

Where they are

Workman Township and Jevne Township share a border

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

Workman TownshipJevne TownshipWorkman TownshipJevne Township
Workman Township ↔ Jevne Township7.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Jevne Township residents work in Workman Township (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Jevne Township →
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
Workman TownshipJevne Township
Snow a year59″43″
January low-3°F-1°F
July high76°F78°F
Growing season (days)107d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Workman TownshipJevne Township
Trails19 mi13 mi
Conserved land6.4%5.3%
Community
Workman 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.

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.

Workman TownshipJevne Township
People
Population 164Lowest 412Highest
Median age 59±10.3Highest 52% above MN 47.9±2.9Lowest 23% above MN
Workman Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.3%±11.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.4%±5.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Jevne Township and Workman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.7%±11.7Highest MN: 17.3% 21.4%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±4.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0.7%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Workman 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 $71,786±$28kLowest 19% below MN $78,125±$26kHighest 12% below MN
Jevne Township and Workman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $350,000±$31kHighest 6% above MN $244,000±$33kLowest 26% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,867Highest 44% below MN $1,467Lowest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 81.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 73% above MN 28 minLowest 24% above MN
Work from home 14.3%±12.2Highest MN: 17.6% 10.4%±5.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Workman Township and Jevne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 35.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (15%)McGregor (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jevne Township2% work in Workman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 5.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.5 miHighest 13.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 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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