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Crooks Township vs Split Rock Township

154 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Split Rock Township) and street grid (2.4× in Crooks Township).

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Crooks Township, MNA small town of 128Renville County · 128 people
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Split Rock Township, MNA small town of 175Carlton County · 175 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.

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 →
Split Rock TownshipA small town of 175
Quiet strengthsSplit Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Split Rock 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Split Rock 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 →
Split Rock Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Split Rock 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 TownshipSplit Rock Township
Snow a year38″59″
January low2°F-3°F
July high82°F76°F
Growing season (days)146d107d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th38th
Outdoors & history
Crooks TownshipSplit Rock Township
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.9%7.7%
Settled1884—
Community
Crooks TownshipSplit Rock 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

154 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crooks Township ↔ Split Rock Township154 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.

Crooks TownshipSplit Rock Township
People
Population 128Lowest 175Highest
Median age 49.5±8.9Lowest 28% above MN 49.7±6.3Highest 28% above MN
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±11.3Highest MN: 22.9% 16%±8.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Crooks Township and Split Rock 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% 18.9%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Split Rock 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% 25.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±8.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Split Rock Township and Crooks 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±$36kHighest 19% below MN $63,214±$12kLowest 29% below MN
Crooks Township and Split Rock 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 $225,000±$32kHighest 32% below MN
Split Rock 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 $2,093Highest 38% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 28.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above MN 34 minHighest 49% above MN
Work from home 14.1%±13.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 42.7%±18.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Granite Falls (10%)Cloquet (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Split Rock TownshipFew work in Crooks Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 7.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.5Lowest
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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