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Drammen Township vs Shaokatan Township

Next-door neighbors in Lincoln County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (28.3× in Drammen Township) and trails (7× in Drammen Township).

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Drammen Township, MNA small town of 84Lincoln County · 84 people
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Shaokatan Township, MNA small town of 252Lincoln County · 252 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.

Drammen TownshipA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsDrammen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Drammen Township →
Shaokatan TownshipA small town of 252
Quiet strengthsShaokatan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Shaokatan Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker28.3×
Drammen Township is more of a job hub
Drammen Township 1.13Shaokatan Township 0.04
Trails7×
Drammen Township has more miles of trail
Drammen Township 1.4 miShaokatan Township 0.2 mi
Average commute17 min
Shaokatan Township has the shorter commute
Drammen Township 40 minShaokatan Township 22 min
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Shaokatan Township
Shaokatan Township $1,750Drammen Township $1,083
Size3×
Shaokatan Township is the bigger place
Shaokatan Township 252Drammen Township 84
Bachelor’s degree++11.8 pts
More adults in Drammen Township have a degree
Drammen Township 37.9%Shaokatan Township 26.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Shaokatan 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.

Drammen Township$910/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Shaokatan Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Shaokatan Township and Drammen 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

Drammen Township and Shaokatan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Drammen TownshipShaokatan TownshipDrammen TownshipShaokatan Township
Drammen Township ↔ Shaokatan Township5.0 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
Drammen TownshipShaokatan Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
Drammen TownshipShaokatan Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.4%5.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Drammen TownshipShaokatan 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.

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.

Drammen TownshipShaokatan Township
People
Population 84Lowest 252Highest
Median age 33.5±20.9Lowest 14% below MN 34.8±7.7Highest 10% below MN
Shaokatan Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±22.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 40.5%±16.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Shaokatan Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±27.9Highest MN: 17.3% 12.3%±8.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Drammen Township and Shaokatan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 26.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.3%±4Highest MN: 5.8%
Shaokatan Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $72,750±$35k 18% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$136kLowest 53% below MN $235,000±$23kHighest 29% below MN
Shaokatan Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Lowest 68% below MN $1,750Highest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 66.7%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Shaokatan Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 23.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 87.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 74% above MN 22 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 37.1%±15.3Highest MN: 17.6% 20%±8.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Drammen Township and Shaokatan 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 24.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (22%)Hendricks (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shaokatan TownshipFew work in Drammen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
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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