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%

Zion Township$1,950/mo

Typical home $324K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

Roscoe$1,040/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →

The difference: $910 a month, about $10,900 a year, between Zion Township and Roscoe.

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

Zion Township and Roscoe share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zion TownshipRoscoe

Zion Township ↔ Roscoe2.9 miles apart · They share a border

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

Zion TownshipRoscoe

Snow a year57″57″

January low4°F 4°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)155d 155d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 59th

Outdoors & history

Zion TownshipRoscoe

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land4.5%—

Community

Zion TownshipRoscoe

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.

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Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Zion TownshipRoscoe

People

Population 218Highest 96Lowest

Median age 49.4±4.4Highest 27% above MN 44±8.3Lowest 13% above MN

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

Kids under 18 20.2%±6.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.9%±21.3Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 24%±21Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.7Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,000±$23kHighest 7% above MN $48,750±$13kLowest 45% below MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $324,000±$43kHighest about the MN average $173,200±$69kLowest 47% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,024Highest 10% below MN $1,583Lowest 53% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 27.1%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 77.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest same as MN 1947Lowest 32 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest about the MN average 22 minLowest 4% below MN

Work from home 19.7%±6.2Highest MN: 17.6% 13.2%±11.4Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Highest 0.07Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Cloud (15%)St. Cloud (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoscoeFew work in Zion Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 22.7Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Zion Township vs Roscoe

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $910 more a month in Zion Township

Zion Township and Roscoe share a border

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