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 →

Lambert Township$1,110/mo

Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Carpenter Township and Lambert 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 TownshipLambert Township

Snow a year64″50″

January low-5°F -3°F

July high77°F 79°F

Growing season (days)140d 142d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th 80th

Outdoors & history

Carpenter TownshipLambert Township

Trails37 mi 6 mi

Conserved land25.9%0%

Community

Carpenter TownshipLambert 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

123 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carpenter TownshipItasca County Lambert TownshipRed Lake County

Carpenter Township ↔ Lambert Township123 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 TownshipLambert Township

People

Population 126Highest 94Lowest

Median age 67.8±2.9Lowest 75% above MN 69.7±13.8Highest 80% above MN

Lambert Township and Carpenter 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% 14.9%±22.3Highest MN: 22.9%

Lambert 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% 53.2%±29.3Lowest MN: 17.3%

Carpenter Township and Lambert 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 19%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.3%±10.5Highest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±11.4Lowest MN: 5.8%

Carpenter Township and Lambert 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±$3k 67% below MN —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$17kHighest 32% below MN $196,900±$94kLowest 40% below MN

Carpenter Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Highest 56% below MN $981Lowest 71% below MN

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

Below poverty line 24.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.1%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 88.3%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 3 yrs older than MN 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 32% above MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN

Work from home 0%±29.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.5%±11.1Highest MN: 17.6%

Lambert 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 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.17Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (18%)Thief River Falls (38%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 25.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 36.7 miHighest 5.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.0Highest

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.

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Your question goes to Carpenter Township’s Town 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 Lambert Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Carpenter Township

What daily life feels like in each

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