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Bowstring Township vs Kimberly Township

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Bowstring Township) and conserved land (+28.4 pts in Bowstring Township).

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Bowstring Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 177 people
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Kimberly Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 185 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 →
Kimberly TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.7% conserved land5.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Kimberly 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.

Trails3×
Bowstring Township has more miles of trail
Bowstring Township 16.0 miKimberly Township 5.4 mi
Conserved land+28.4 pts
Bowstring Township has more conserved land
Bowstring Township 45.1%Kimberly Township 16.7%
Average commute8 min
Kimberly Township has the shorter commute
Bowstring Township 36 minKimberly Township 28 min
Street grid+80%
Bowstring Township has the more walkable street grid
Bowstring Township 0.9Kimberly Township 0.5
★ 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 →
Kimberly Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Bowstring Township and Kimberly 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
Bowstring TownshipKimberly Township
Snow a year64″43″
January low-5°F-1°F
July high77°F78°F
Growing season (days)140d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th80th
Outdoors & history
Bowstring TownshipKimberly Township
Trails16 mi5 mi
Conserved land45.1%16.7%
Community
Bowstring TownshipKimberly 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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bowstring TownshipItasca CountyKimberly TownshipAitkin County
Bowstring Township ↔ Kimberly Township71 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 TownshipKimberly Township
People
Population 177Lowest 185Highest
Median age 61.9±5.4Lowest 60% above MN 64.3±1.4Highest 66% above MN
Kimberly 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% 6.5%±11.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Bowstring Township and Kimberly 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% 45.4%±7.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Kimberly 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.4%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Kimberly Township and Bowstring 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±$15kLowest 19% below MN $76,250±$15kHighest 14% below MN
Kimberly Township and Bowstring 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 $232,100±$35kLowest 30% below MN
Bowstring Township and Kimberly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,344Highest 60% below MN $1,196Lowest 64% below MN
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 99%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 57% above MN 28 minLowest 22% above MN
Work from home 2.8%±4.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.9%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Kimberly Township and Bowstring 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 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Rapids (11%)McGregor (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kimberly TownshipFew work in Bowstring Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.1%Highest 16.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miHighest 5.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.5Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Bowstring Township

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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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