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Equality Township vs Chester Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: average commute (34 min in Chester Township) and home values (+49% in Equality Township).

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Equality Township, MNA small town of 126Red Lake County · 126 people
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Chester Township, MNA small town of 107Polk County · 107 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.

Equality TownshipA small town of 126
Quiet strengthsEquality Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Equality Township →
Chester TownshipA small town of 107
Quiet strengthsChester Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Chester 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.

Average commute34 min
Chester Township has the shorter commute
Equality Township 52 minChester Township 18 min
Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Equality Township
Equality Township $265,000Chester Township $178,100
Trails2.2×
Equality Township has more miles of trail
Equality Township 10.2 miChester Township 4.7 mi
Property tax bill+33%
Tax bills are bigger in Equality Township
Equality Township $1,583Chester Township $1,188
Jobs per worker2.1×
Chester Township is more of a job hub
Chester Township 0.31Equality Township 0.15
Street grid+80%
Equality Township has the more walkable street grid
Equality Township 0.9Chester Township 0.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Equality 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.

Equality Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Chester Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $178K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Equality Township and Chester 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

Equality Township and Chester Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Equality TownshipChester TownshipEquality TownshipChester Township
Equality Township ↔ Chester Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Equality TownshipChester Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th32nd
Outdoors & history
Equality TownshipChester Township
Trails10 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.8%0.1%
National Register places1—
Community
Equality TownshipChester 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.

Equality TownshipChester Township
People
Population 126Highest 107Lowest
Median age 51.2±7.8Highest 32% above MN 38.2±16.1Lowest about the MN average
Equality Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±14Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.5%±15.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Chester Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19%±22.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.5%±26.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Chester Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 12%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.2 MN: 5.8% 0%±13.2 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,417±$48kHighest 69% above MN $131,250±$85kLowest 47% above MN
Equality Township and Chester Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,000±$18kHighest 20% below MN $178,100±$54kLowest 46% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Highest 53% below MN $1,188Lowest 65% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 52 minHighest 129% above MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 1.3%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 6.9%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Chester Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (28%)Fosston (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chester TownshipFew work in Equality Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 4.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 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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