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Battle Plain Township vs King Township

264 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+71% in King Township) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Battle Plain Township).

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Battle Plain Township, MNA small town of 157Rock County · 157 people
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King Township, MNA small town of 162Polk County · 162 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.

Battle Plain TownshipA small town of 157
Quiet strengthsBattle Plain Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Battle Plain Township →
King TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsKing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about King 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.

★ 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.

Battle Plain Township$1,240/mo
Typical home $224K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →
King Township$1,220/mo
Typical home $210K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · 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
Battle Plain TownshipKing Township
Snow a year40″—
January low5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)152d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd38th
Outdoors & history
Battle Plain TownshipKing Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—6.2%
Settled1877—
Community
Battle Plain TownshipKing 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

264 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Battle Plain Township ↔ King Township264 miles apart
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.

Battle Plain TownshipKing Township
People
Population 157Lowest 162Highest
Median age 39.2±10.2Highest about the MN average 37.3±17.1Lowest 4% below MN
Battle Plain Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.9%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 37.7%±11.2Highest MN: 22.9%
King Township and Battle Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±12.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.9%±11.8Highest MN: 17.3%
King Township and Battle Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±7.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±3.3Highest MN: 5.8%
King Township and Battle Plain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,250±$10kHighest 8% above MN $79,583±$44kLowest 11% below MN
Battle Plain Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,600±$25kHighest 32% below MN $209,600±$68kLowest 36% below MN
Battle Plain Township and King Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $850Lowest 75% below MN $1,452Highest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% below MN 21 minHighest 9% below MN
Work from home 0%±13.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.3%±7.2Highest MN: 17.6%
King Township and Battle Plain 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 28.8 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Luverne (23%)Crookston (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in King TownshipFew work in Battle Plain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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