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%

Carpenter Township$1,290/mo

Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

Beulah Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · 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

Carpenter TownshipBeulah Township

Snow a year64″39″

January low-5°F -1°F

July high77°F 80°F

Growing season (days)140d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th 25th

Outdoors & history

Carpenter TownshipBeulah Township

Trails37 mi 5 mi

Conserved land25.9%27.5%

Community

Carpenter TownshipBeulah Township

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.

Where they are

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carpenter TownshipItasca County Beulah TownshipCass County

Carpenter Township ↔ Beulah 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Carpenter TownshipBeulah Township

People

Population 126Highest 81Lowest

Median age 67.8±2.9Highest 75% above MN 66.1±10.6Lowest 70% 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 0%±22.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 8.6%±28.2Highest 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+ 64.3%±14.5Highest MN: 17.3% 50.6%±24.6Lowest 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+ 14.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±10.5Highest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±12.9Lowest 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 $29,125±$3kLowest 67% below MN $48,929±$12kHighest 45% below MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$17kLowest 32% below MN $313,300±$43kHighest 5% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Highest 56% below MN $1,235Lowest 63% below MN

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

Below poverty line 24.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 32% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average

Work from home 0%±29.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 23.1%±12.6Highest 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 38.3 miHighest 32.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (18%)Grand Rapids (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Beulah TownshipFew work in Carpenter Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 25.9%Lowest 27.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 36.7 miHighest 4.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Carpenter Township neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Carpenter Township vs Beulah Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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

What daily life feels like in each

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