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Equality Township vs Hickory Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (3.3× in Equality Township) and average commute (27 min in Hickory Township).

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Equality Township, MNA small town of 126Red Lake County · 126 people
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Hickory Township, MNA small town of 98Pennington County · 98 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.
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Hickory TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHickory Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hickory 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.

Household income3.3×
Households in Equality Township earn more
Equality Township $150,417Hickory Township $46,250
Average commute27 min
Hickory Township has the shorter commute
Equality Township 52 minHickory Township 25 min
Typical home built59 yrs
Hickory Township’s homes are older
Equality Township 1997Hickory Township 1938
Work from home+16.6 pts
More people work from home in Hickory Township
Hickory Township 17.9%Equality Township 1.3%
Bachelor’s degree++19.5 pts
More adults in Equality Township have a degree
Equality Township 22.7%Hickory Township 3.2%
Homeowners+12.2 pts renters
Equality Township has more renters
Hickory Township 97.4%Equality Township 85.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Equality Township and Hickory Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Equality TownshipHickory TownshipEquality TownshipHickory Township
Equality Township ↔ Hickory Township7.3 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 TownshipHickory Township
Snow a year50″—
January low-3°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)142d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th95th
Outdoors & history
Equality TownshipHickory Township
Trails10 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.8%0.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Equality TownshipHickory 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.

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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 TownshipHickory Township
People
Population 126Highest 98Lowest
Median age 51.2±7.8Highest 32% above MN 35±18.9Lowest 10% below MN
Equality Township and Hickory 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% 35.7%±23.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Hickory 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% 17.3%±21.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Equality Township and Hickory 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% 3.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.2 MN: 5.8% 0%±14.4 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,417±$48kHighest 69% above MN $46,250±$1kLowest 48% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,000±$18k 20% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583 53% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 60.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 52 minHighest 129% above MN 25 minLowest 10% above MN
Work from home 1.3%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±13.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (28%)Thief River Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hickory TownshipFew work in Equality Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
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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