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Equality Township vs Garnes Township

Next-door neighbors in Red Lake County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.5× in Equality Township) and average commute (27 min in Garnes Township).

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Equality Township, MNA small town of 126Red Lake County · 126 people
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Garnes Township, MNA small town of 198Red Lake County · 198 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 →
Garnes TownshipA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsGarnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Garnes 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 worker7.5×
Equality Township is more of a job hub
Equality Township 0.15Garnes Township 0.02
Average commute27 min
Garnes Township has the shorter commute
Equality Township 52 minGarnes Township 25 min
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Equality Township
Equality Township $1,583Garnes Township $1,136
Homeowners+14.8 pts renters
Equality Township has more renters
Garnes Township 100%Equality Township 85.2%
Trails+92%
Equality Township has more miles of trail
Equality Township 10.2 miGarnes Township 5.3 mi
Bachelor’s degree++8.5 pts
More adults in Garnes Township have a degree
Garnes Township 31.2%Equality Township 22.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Equality Township and Garnes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Equality TownshipGarnes TownshipEquality TownshipGarnes Township
Equality Township ↔ Garnes Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Equality Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Garnes Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Equality Township and Garnes 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
Equality TownshipGarnes Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Equality TownshipGarnes Township
Trails10 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.8%0.4%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—4
Community
Equality TownshipGarnes 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 TownshipGarnes Township
People
Population 126Lowest 198Highest
Median age 51.2±7.8Highest 32% above MN 41±8Lowest 6% above MN
Equality Township and Garnes 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% 34.3%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Garnes Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19%±22.7Highest MN: 17.3% 12.1%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Equality Township and Garnes 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Garnes Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,417±$48kHighest 69% above MN $133,333±$26kLowest 50% above MN
Equality Township and Garnes 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 $262,000±$31kLowest 20% below MN
Equality Township and Garnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Highest 53% below MN $1,136Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3%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 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 52 minHighest 129% above MN 25 minLowest 11% above MN
Work from home 1.3%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 7.3%±4.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Garnes 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%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (28%)Thief River Falls (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Garnes TownshipFew work in Equality Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 5.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
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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