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Echo vs Larkin Township

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (89.2× in Echo) and home values (+74% in Larkin Township).

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Echo, MNHomes around $187KMinnesota · 197 people
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Larkin Township, MNA small town of 153Nobles County · 153 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.

EchoHomes around $187K
Housing$187K typical home47% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of MN districts All about Echo →
Larkin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsLarkin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Larkin 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.

Street grid89.2×
Echo has the more walkable street grid
Echo 80.3Larkin Township 0.9
Home values+74%
Homes cost more in Larkin Township
Larkin Township $180,400Echo $103,600
Jobs per worker4.1×
Echo is more of a job hub
Echo 0.73Larkin Township 0.18
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Larkin Township
Larkin Township $1,443Echo $1,155
Average commute5 min
Larkin Township has the shorter commute
Echo 25 minLarkin Township 20 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Echo’s homes are older
Larkin Township 1961Echo 1949
★ 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.

Echo$1,150/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →
Larkin Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Echo and Larkin 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
C+EchoBetter than 36% of districts in the state –Larkin TownshipNot graded
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
EchoLarkin Township
Snow a year44″45″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th37th
Outdoors & history
EchoLarkin Township
Settled1884—
Community
EchoLarkin 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EchoMNLarkin TownshipNobles County
Echo ↔ Larkin Township66 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.

EchoLarkin Township
People
Population 197Highest 153Lowest
Median age 53.4±5Highest 38% above MN 51.6±6.5Lowest 33% above MN
Echo and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.7%±5.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 13.7%±8.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±9.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±13.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Echo and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,833±$19kLowest 20% below MN $82,083±$43kHighest 8% below MN
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $103,600±$24kLowest 69% below MN $180,400±$34kHighest 45% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $617±$24Lowest 52% below MN $725±$360Highest 43% below MN
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Lowest 66% below MN $1,443Highest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% above MN 20 minLowest 13% below MN
Work from home 0%±8.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.9%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.73Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (15%)Worthington (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Larkin TownshipFew work in Echo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 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 80.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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