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Clements vs Kerrick

181 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Kerrick) and street grid (3.7× in Clements).

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Clements, MNA small town of 109Minnesota · 109 people
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Kerrick, MNA small town of 64Minnesota · 64 people
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.

ClementsA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsClements doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clements →
KerrickA small town of 64
Quiet strengthsKerrick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kerrick →
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.

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
ClementsKerrick
Snow a year42″64″
January low4°F-0°F
July high82°F78°F
Growing season (days)150d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th48th
Outdoors & history
ClementsKerrick
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places11
Archive photos1—
Community
ClementsKerrick
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

181 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clements ↔ Kerrick181 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.

ClementsKerrick
People
Population 109Highest 64Lowest
Median age 44.5±9.7Highest 15% above MN 44.3±13.7Lowest 14% above MN
Clements and Kerrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±13.5Highest MN: 22.9% 17.2%±28.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Clements and Kerrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±10.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.9%±46.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Kerrick and Clements are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 0%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13 MN: 5.8% 0%±22.1 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,375±$23kLowest 39% below MN $65,000±$61kHighest 27% below MN
Kerrick and Clements are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $63,100±$50k 81% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $689Lowest 79% below MN $1,545Highest 54% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 25.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 42.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 38 minHighest 68% above MN
Work from home 5.5%±5.1Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±71.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Clements and Kerrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.76Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (19%)Moose Lake (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KerrickFew work in Clements
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 55.6Highest 15.2Lowest
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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