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Flowing Township vs Spring Prairie Township

Next-door neighbors in Clay County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.5× in Spring Prairie Township) and median age (43.3 yrs in Spring Prairie Township).

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Flowing Township, MNA small town of 143Clay County · 143 people
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Spring Prairie Township, MNA regional job hubClay County · 394 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.

Flowing TownshipA small town of 143
Quiet strengthsFlowing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flowing Township →
Spring Prairie TownshipA regional job hub
Work344 jobsbased in Spring Prairie Township, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 75%of MN districts All about Spring Prairie 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 worker9.5×
Spring Prairie Township is more of a job hub
Spring Prairie Township 1.61Flowing Township 0.17
Median age43.3 yrs
Spring Prairie Township skews older
Spring Prairie Township 61Flowing Township 17.7
Age 65++33.3 pts
Spring Prairie Township has more people 65 and up
Spring Prairie Township 45.2%Flowing Township 11.9%
Bachelor’s degree++20.9 pts
More adults in Spring Prairie Township have a degree
Spring Prairie Township 54.2%Flowing Township 33.3%
Size2.8×
Spring Prairie Township is the bigger place
Spring Prairie Township 394Flowing Township 143
Average commute5 min
Flowing Township has the shorter commute
Spring Prairie Township 29 minFlowing Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Flowing Township and Spring Prairie Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flowing TownshipSpring Prairie TownshipFlowing TownshipSpring Prairie Township
Flowing Township ↔ Spring Prairie Township6.7 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.

Flowing Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $316K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Spring Prairie Township$1,800/mo
Typical home $306K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
–Flowing TownshipNot graded A−Spring Prairie TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state
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
Flowing TownshipSpring Prairie Township
Snow a year41″53″
January low-1°F-0°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th77th
Outdoors & history
Flowing TownshipSpring Prairie Township
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land9.6%3.6%
Community
Flowing TownshipSpring Prairie 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.

Flowing TownshipSpring Prairie Township
People
Population 143Lowest 394Highest
Median age 17.7±16.4Lowest 54% below MN 61±11.3Highest 57% above MN
Kids under 18 52.4%±36.2Highest MN: 22.9% 11.7%±5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Flowing Township and Spring Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±15.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 45.2%±14.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 54.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±2.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Flowing Township and Spring Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,000±$36kHighest 37% above MN $86,250±$44kLowest 3% below MN
Flowing Township and Spring Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $315,600±$32kHighest 4% below MN $305,600±$52kLowest 7% below MN
Flowing Township and Spring Prairie Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,031Lowest 39% below MN $2,326Highest 31% below MN
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 22.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 99.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% above MN 29 minHighest 29% above MN
Work from home 13.5%±9.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±16.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Spring Prairie Township and Flowing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (43%)Fargo (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Prairie TownshipFew work in Flowing Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miLowest 7.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.7Highest
Schools
School district —HAWLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —None in town
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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