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Crate Township vs Lone Tree Township

Next-door neighbors in Chippewa County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.2× in Lone Tree Township) and average commute (8 min in Lone Tree Township).

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Crate Township, MNA small town of 229Chippewa County · 229 people

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Lone Tree Township, MNA small town of 177Chippewa County · 177 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.

Crate TownshipA small town of 229

Quiet strengthsCrate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Crate Township →

Lone Tree TownshipA small town of 177

Quiet strengthsLone Tree Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Lone Tree 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.

Jobs per worker2.2×

Lone Tree Township is more of a job hub

Lone Tree Township 0.28Crate Township 0.13

Average commute8 min

Lone Tree Township has the shorter commute

Crate Township 26 minLone Tree Township 18 min

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Crate Township$1,750/mo

Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

Lone Tree Township$1,890/mo

Typical home $317K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Lone Tree Township and Crate 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.

Where they are

Crate Township and Lone Tree Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crate TownshipLone Tree Township

Crate Township ↔ Lone Tree Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

Crate TownshipLone Tree Township

Snow a year46″46″

January low2°F 3°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)149d 159d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 73rd

Outdoors & history

Crate TownshipLone Tree Township

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—3%

Settled—1878

Community

Crate TownshipLone Tree 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.

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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

Crate TownshipLone Tree Township

People

Population 229Highest 177Lowest

Median age 47.6±12.4Highest 23% above MN 33.3±7.9Lowest 14% below MN

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

Kids under 18 22.7%±6.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 35%±12Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 19.2%±14Highest MN: 17.3% 10.2%±12.1Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±5Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.5%±9.6Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,000±$19kHighest 18% above MN $98,750±$50kLowest 11% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,100±$50kLowest 12% below MN $316,700±$34kHighest 4% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,719Lowest 19% below MN $2,767Highest 18% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100 MN: 48.1% —

Below poverty line 11.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 10 yrs older than MN 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MN 18 minLowest 22% below MN

Work from home 22.6%±16.4Highest MN: 17.6% 14%±8.2Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.28Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Clara City (26%)Clara City (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Tree TownshipFew work in Crate Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest

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.

Crate Township vs Lone Tree Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Crate Township and Lone Tree Township share a border

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