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Crooks Township vs Flora Township

13 miles apart in Renville County. The biggest differences: trails (+92% in Flora Township) and typical home built (12 yrs in Flora Township).

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Crooks Township, MNA small town of 128Renville County · 128 people
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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 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.

Crooks TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsCrooks Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crooks Township →
Flora TownshipA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora 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.

Trails+92%
Flora Township has more miles of trail
Flora Township 2.5 miCrooks Township 1.3 mi
Typical home built12 yrs
Flora Township’s homes are older
Crooks Township 1950Flora Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Flora Township

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.

Crooks Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $193K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →
Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Flora Township and Crooks 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
Crooks TownshipFlora Township
Snow a year38″44″
January low2°F4°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)146d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th33rd
Outdoors & history
Crooks TownshipFlora Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.9%2.3%
Famous people born here—1
Community
Crooks TownshipFlora 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crooks TownshipFlora TownshipCrooks TownshipFlora Township
Crooks Township ↔ Flora Township13 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Crooks TownshipFlora Township
People
Population 128Lowest 134Highest
Median age 49.5±8.9Highest 28% above MN 48.8±12.8Lowest 26% above MN
Crooks Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±11.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.1%±10.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±14.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.1%±13.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±8.1Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Crooks Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $72,500±$36kLowest 19% below MN $83,750±$21kHighest 6% below MN
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,900±$42kLowest 41% below MN $247,700±$94kHighest 25% below MN
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950Lowest 42% below MN $2,107Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Highest 29 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 4% above MN 24 min 4% above MN
Work from home 14.1%±13.5Highest MN: 17.6% 11.5%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Crooks Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Granite Falls (10%)Emmet Township (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flora TownshipFew work in Crooks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Crooks Township

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Emmet Township162 people · $233K homes
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Holland Township387 people · $269K homes
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Ericson Township212 people · $246K homes

Towns like Crooks 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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