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Bowstring Township vs Hawk Creek Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+44.3 pts in Bowstring Township) and average commute (19 min in Hawk Creek Township).

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Bowstring Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 177 people
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Hawk Creek Township, MNA small town of 124Renville County · 124 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.

Bowstring TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Bowstring Township →
Hawk Creek TownshipA small town of 124
Quiet strengthsHawk Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hawk Creek 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.

Seasonal homes+44.3 pts
Bowstring Township has more second homes
Bowstring Township 52.2%Hawk Creek Township 7.9%
Average commute19 min
Hawk Creek Township has the shorter commute
Bowstring Township 36 minHawk Creek Township 17 min
Conserved land+35.5 pts
Bowstring Township has more conserved land
Bowstring Township 45.1%Hawk Creek Township 9.6%
Typical home built44 yrs
Hawk Creek Township’s homes are older
Bowstring Township 1984Hawk Creek Township 1940
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Hawk Creek Township
Hawk Creek Township $1,846Bowstring Township $1,344
Street grid+44%
Hawk Creek Township has the more walkable street grid
Hawk Creek Township 1.3Bowstring Township 0.9
★ 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.

Bowstring Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $246K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Hawk Creek Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · 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
Bowstring TownshipHawk Creek Township
Snow a year64″52″
January low-5°F3°F
July high77°F85°F
Growing season (days)140d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th44th
Outdoors & history
Bowstring TownshipHawk Creek Township
Trails16 mi0 mi
Conserved land45.1%9.6%
Settled—1867
Community
Bowstring TownshipHawk Creek 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bowstring TownshipItasca CountyHawk Creek TownshipRenville County
Bowstring Township ↔ Hawk Creek Township206 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.

Bowstring TownshipHawk Creek Township
People
Population 177Highest 124Lowest
Median age 61.9±5.4Lowest 60% above MN 62.3±1.8Highest 61% above MN
Hawk Creek Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.4%±8.2Highest MN: 22.9% 8.9%±9.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Bowstring Township and Hawk Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.6%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 36.3%±14.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Hawk Creek Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 18.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±11.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Bowstring Township and Hawk Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,083±$15kHighest 19% below MN $63,750±$36kLowest 28% below MN
Bowstring Township and Hawk Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,200±$34kHighest 25% below MN $232,400±$19kLowest 29% below MN
Bowstring Township and Hawk Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,344Lowest 60% below MN $1,846Highest 45% below MN
Below poverty line 6.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1940Lowest 39 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 57% above MN 17 minLowest 25% below MN
Work from home 2.8%±4.1Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±17.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Bowstring Township and Hawk Creek 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 37.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (11%)Granite Falls (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hawk Creek TownshipFew work in Bowstring Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.1%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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