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Flora Township vs Crooks Township

13 miles apart in Renville County. The biggest differences: trails (+92% in Flora Township) and typical home built (12 yrs in Flora Township).

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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 people
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Crooks Township, MNA small town of 128Renville County · 128 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.

Flora TownshipA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora Township →
Crooks TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsCrooks Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crooks Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails+92%
Flora Township has more miles of trail
Flora Township 2.5 miCrooks Township 1.3 mi
Typical home built12 yrs
Flora Township’s homes are older
Crooks Township 1950Flora Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Flora 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.

Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Crooks Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $193K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Flora Township and Crooks 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
Flora TownshipCrooks Township
Snow a year44″38″
January low4°F2°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)162d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd44th
Outdoors & history
Flora TownshipCrooks Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.3%1.9%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Flora TownshipCrooks 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flora TownshipCrooks TownshipFlora TownshipCrooks Township
Flora Township ↔ Crooks Township13 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Flora TownshipCrooks Township
People
Population 134Highest 128Lowest
Median age 48.8±12.8Lowest 26% above MN 49.5±8.9Highest 28% above MN
Crooks Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±10.2Highest MN: 22.9% 17.2%±11.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±13.4Highest MN: 17.3% 13.3%±14.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 23.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.3%±8.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Crooks Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,750±$21kHighest 6% below MN $72,500±$36kLowest 19% below MN
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,700±$94kHighest 25% below MN $192,900±$42kLowest 41% below MN
Flora Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,107Highest 37% below MN $1,950Lowest 42% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1950Highest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 min 4% above MN 24 min 4% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.1%±13.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Crooks Township and Flora 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 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Emmet Township (18%)Granite Falls (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crooks TownshipFew work in Flora Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.2Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Flora Township

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Delhi Township349 people · $267K homes
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Beaver Falls Township256 people · $429K homes
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Sacred Heart Township257 people · $204K homes
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Emmet Township162 people · $233K homes

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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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