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Garnes Township vs Lambert Township

Next-door neighbors in Red Lake County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.5× in Lambert Township) and age 65+ (+41.1 pts in Lambert Township).

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Garnes Township, MNA small town of 198Red Lake County · 198 people
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Lambert Township, MNA small town of 94Red Lake County · 94 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.

Garnes TownshipA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsGarnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Garnes Township →
Lambert TownshipA small town of 94
Quiet strengthsLambert Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lambert 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 worker8.5×
Lambert Township is more of a job hub
Lambert Township 0.17Garnes Township 0.02
Age 65++41.1 pts
Lambert Township has more people 65 and up
Lambert Township 53.2%Garnes Township 12.1%
Median age28.7 yrs
Lambert Township skews older
Lambert Township 69.7Garnes Township 41
Typical home built33 yrs
Lambert Township’s homes are older
Garnes Township 1990Lambert Township 1957
Bachelor’s degree++12.2 pts
More adults in Garnes Township have a degree
Garnes Township 31.2%Lambert Township 19%
Homeowners+11.7 pts renters
Lambert Township has more renters
Garnes Township 100%Lambert Township 88.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Garnes 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.

Garnes Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Lambert Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Garnes Township and Lambert 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

Garnes Township and Lambert Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Garnes TownshipLambert TownshipGarnes TownshipLambert Township
Garnes Township ↔ Lambert Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Garnes TownshipLambert Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Garnes TownshipLambert Township
Trails5 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.4%0%
Archive photos4—
Community
Garnes TownshipLambert 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.

Garnes TownshipLambert Township
People
Population 198Highest 94Lowest
Median age 41±8Lowest 6% above MN 69.7±13.8Highest 80% above MN
Kids under 18 34.3%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±22.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Garnes Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 53.2%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 19%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±11.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Lambert Township and Garnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,333±$26k 50% above MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,000±$31kHighest 20% below MN $196,900±$94kLowest 40% below MN
Garnes Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,136Highest 66% below MN $981Lowest 71% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 11% above MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN
Work from home 7.3%±4.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.5%±11.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Lambert Township and Garnes 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 19.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (35%)Thief River Falls (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lambert TownshipFew work in Garnes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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