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Beulah Township vs Carpenter Township

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Carpenter Township) and household income (+68% in Beulah Township).

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Beulah Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 81 people
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Carpenter Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 126 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.

Beulah TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.5% conserved land4.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Beulah Township →
Carpenter TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors25.9% conserved land37 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Carpenter 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.

Trails8×
Carpenter Township has more miles of trail
Carpenter Township 36.7 miBeulah Township 4.6 mi
Household income+68%
Households in Beulah Township earn more
Beulah Township $48,929Carpenter Township $29,125
Home values+41%
Homes cost more in Beulah Township
Beulah Township $313,300Carpenter Township $222,500
Average commute7 min
Beulah Township has the shorter commute
Carpenter Township 30 minBeulah Township 23 min
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Carpenter Township
Carpenter Township $1,470Beulah Township $1,235
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Beulah 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.

Beulah Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · Housing →
Carpenter Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Beulah Township and Carpenter 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.

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
Beulah TownshipCarpenter Township
Snow a year39″64″
January low-1°F-5°F
July high80°F77°F
Growing season (days)152d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th56th
Outdoors & history
Beulah TownshipCarpenter Township
Trails5 mi37 mi
Conserved land27.5%25.9%
Community
Beulah TownshipCarpenter 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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beulah TownshipCass CountyCarpenter TownshipItasca County
Beulah Township ↔ Carpenter Township73 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.

Beulah TownshipCarpenter Township
People
Population 81Lowest 126Highest
Median age 66.1±10.6Lowest 70% above MN 67.8±2.9Highest 75% above MN
Carpenter Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.6%±28.2Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±22.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Beulah Township and Carpenter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 50.6%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 64.3%±14.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Carpenter Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 14.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±12.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.3%±10.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Carpenter Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,929±$12kHighest 45% below MN $29,125±$3kLowest 67% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $313,300±$43kHighest 5% below MN $222,500±$17kLowest 32% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,235Lowest 63% below MN $1,470Highest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 7.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 24.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 30 minHighest 32% above MN
Work from home 23.1%±12.6Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±29.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Beulah Township and Carpenter 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 32.8 miLowest 38.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.14Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (15%)Bigfork (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Carpenter TownshipFew work in Beulah Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.5%Highest 25.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miLowest 36.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 0.4Highest
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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