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Flowing Township vs Teien Township

111 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+70% in Flowing Township) and average commute (11 min in Teien Township).

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Flowing Township, MNA small town of 143Clay County · 143 people
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Teien Township, MNA small town of 130Kittson County · 130 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.
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Teien TownshipA small town of 130
Quiet strengthsTeien Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Property tax bill+70%
Tax bills are bigger in Flowing Township
Flowing Township $2,031Teien Township $1,196
Average commute11 min
Teien Township has the shorter commute
Flowing Township 25 minTeien Township 14 min
Bachelor’s degree++11.4 pts
More adults in Flowing Township have a degree
Flowing Township 33.3%Teien Township 21.9%
Street grid+50%
Teien Township has the more walkable street grid
Teien Township 0.9Flowing Township 0.6
Conserved land+8.6 pts
Flowing Township has more conserved land
Flowing Township 9.6%Teien Township 1%
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 TownshipTeien Township
Snow a year41″44″
January low-1°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th78th
Outdoors & history
Flowing TownshipTeien Township
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land9.6%1%
Settled—1882
National Register places—1
Community
Flowing TownshipTeien 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

111 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flowing TownshipClay CountyTeien TownshipKittson County
Flowing Township ↔ Teien Township111 miles apart
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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.

Flowing TownshipTeien Township
People
Population 143Highest 130Lowest
Median age 17.7±16.4Highest 54% below MN 13.5±48.7Lowest 65% below MN
Flowing Township and Teien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 52.4%±36.2Highest MN: 22.9% 50.8%±38Lowest MN: 22.9%
Flowing Township and Teien 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% 15.4%±18.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Teien Township and Flowing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±10.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Flowing Township and Teien 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±$36kLowest 37% above MN $198,750±$174kHighest 123% above MN
Teien Township and Flowing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $315,600±$32k 4% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,031Highest 39% below MN $1,196Lowest 64% below MN
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 3 yrs newer than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 14 minLowest 38% below MN
Work from home 13.5%±9.5Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±33.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Flowing Township and Teien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 mi 16.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (43%)Hallock (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Teien TownshipFew work in Flowing Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.6%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miLowest 6.7 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 0.9Highest
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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