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Wright Township vs Moylan Township

38 miles apart in Marshall County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+41% in Moylan Township) and typical home built (20 yrs in Wright Township).

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Wright Township, MNA small town of 63Marshall County · 63 people
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Moylan Township, MNA small town of 104Marshall County · 104 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.

Wright TownshipA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsWright Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wright Township →
Moylan TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsMoylan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moylan 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.

Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Moylan Township
Moylan Township $2,029Wright Township $1,438
Typical home built20 yrs
Wright Township’s homes are older
Moylan Township 1984Wright Township 1964
Average commute5 min
Moylan Township has the shorter commute
Wright Township 38 minMoylan Township 32 min
★ What stands out · 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.

Wright Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Moylan Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $214K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · 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
Wright TownshipMoylan Township
Snow a year44″—
January low-5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)134d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st78th
Outdoors & history
Wright TownshipMoylan Township
Trails4 mi5 mi
Conserved land6.6%7.4%
Settled18841902
Archive photos—1
Community
Wright TownshipMoylan 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.

Where they are

38 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wright TownshipMarshall CountyMoylan TownshipMarshall County
Wright Township ↔ Moylan Township38 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Wright TownshipMoylan Township
People
Population 63Lowest 104Highest
Median age 46.4±22.2Highest 20% above MN 46.3±9.7Lowest 19% above MN
Wright Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9% 5.8%±24.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Wright Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.6%±37.6Highest MN: 17.3% 21.2%±21.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Wright Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 9.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±16.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±9.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Wright Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,438±$14kLowest 23% below MN $69,688±$53kHighest 22% below MN
Moylan Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$100kHighest 32% below MN $213,900±$60kLowest 35% below MN
Wright Township and Moylan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,438Lowest 57% below MN $2,029Highest 40% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 65% above MN 32 minLowest 43% above MN
Work from home 4.3%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.7%±10.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Moylan Township and Wright 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 28.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (36%)Thief River Falls (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moylan TownshipFew work in Wright Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miLowest 4.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
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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