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Field Township vs Cook

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (23.8× in Cook) and jobs per worker (7.5× in Cook).

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Field Township, MNA small town of 285St. Louis County · 285 people
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Cook, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 423 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.

Field TownshipA small town of 285
Quiet strengthsField Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Field Township →
CookA regional job hub
Work645 jobsbased in Cook, a regional job hub Housing$258K typical home26% below the MN typical home Outdoors15.3% conserved land4.1 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Cook →
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 grid23.8×
Cook has the more walkable street grid
Cook 19.0Field Township 0.8
Jobs per worker7.5×
Cook is more of a job hub
Cook 3.24Field Township 0.43
Home values+64%
Homes cost more in Field Township
Field Township $172,000Cook $104,900
Homeowners+24.9 pts renters
Cook has more renters
Field Township 92.2%Cook 67.3%
Trails2.5×
Field Township has more miles of trail
Field Township 10.2 miCook 4.1 mi
Seasonal homes+21.4 pts
Field Township has more second homes
Field Township 22.1%Cook 0.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Cook

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.

Field Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Cook$1,560/mo
Typical home $258K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $535/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Cook and Field 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

Field Township and Cook share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Field TownshipCookField TownshipCook
Field Township ↔ Cook4.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
11 Field Township residents work in Cook (7.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Field Township →
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
BField TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state –CookNot 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
Field TownshipCook
Snow a year61″61″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)138d138d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd36th
Outdoors & history
Field TownshipCook
Trails10 mi4 mi
Conserved land3%15.3%
Settled—1903
National Register places1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Field TownshipCook
Library hours a week—23 hrs
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.

Field TownshipCook
People
Population 285Lowest 423Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7% MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.4±4.1Lowest 48% above MN 58.1±11.6Highest 50% above MN
Cook and Field Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.4%±5.1Highest MN: 22.9% 12.3%±4.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Field Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.5%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 38.1%±12.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Cook and Field Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Field Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,583±$14kHighest 22% below MN $42,250±$14kLowest 53% below MN
Field Township and Cook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $172,000±$15kHighest 48% below MN $104,900±$30kLowest 68% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $535±$35 58% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,271Highest 62% below MN $993Lowest 70% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 51.5%±16.2Highest MN: 48.1%
Cook and Field Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 67.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 3 yrs older than MN 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 6% below MN 17 minLowest 27% below MN
Work from home 4.2%±4.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 6.4%±6.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Cook and Field Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Lowest 15.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 3.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hibbing (24%)Virginia (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in CookFew work in Field Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Lowest 15.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.2 miHighest 4.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 19.0Highest
Schools
School district ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town North Woods Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.8 —
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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