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Garnes Township vs Mayfield Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Mayfield Township) and trails (2.9× in Garnes Township).

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Garnes Township, MNA small town of 198Red Lake County · 198 people
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Mayfield Township, MNA small town of 44Pennington County · 44 people
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 →
Mayfield TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield 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.

★ What stands out · 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.

Garnes Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Mayfield Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Garnes Township and Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Garnes TownshipMayfield TownshipGarnes TownshipMayfield Township
Garnes Township ↔ Mayfield Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipMayfield Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th95th
Outdoors & history
Garnes TownshipMayfield Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%4%
Archive photos4—
Community
Garnes TownshipMayfield 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 TownshipMayfield Township
People
Population 198Highest 44Lowest
Median age 41±8Lowest 6% above MN 44±31.2Highest 13% above MN
Mayfield Township and Garnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.3%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9% 15.9%±56.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Garnes Township and Mayfield 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% 25%±57.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Mayfield Township and Garnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.3%±23.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Mayfield 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±$26kHighest 50% above MN $93,750±$13kLowest 5% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,000±$31kHighest 20% below MN $225,000±$102kLowest 32% below MN
Garnes Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,136Lowest 66% below MN $2,625Highest 22% below MN
Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 11% above MN 22 minLowest 4% below MN
Work from home 7.3%±4.9Highest MN: 17.6% 4.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Garnes Township and Mayfield 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 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (35%)Thief River Falls (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mayfield TownshipFew work in Garnes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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