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Glen Township vs Lakeside Township

13 miles apart in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: average commute (22 min in Glen Township) and street grid (2.6× in Lakeside Township).

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Glen Township, MNA small town of 499Aitkin County · 499 people
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Lakeside Township, MNA small town of 488Aitkin County · 488 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.

Glen TownshipA small town of 499
Quiet strengthsGlen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen Township →
Lakeside TownshipA small town of 488
Quiet strengthsLakeside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside 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.

Average commute22 min
Glen Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minGlen Township 31 min
Street grid2.6×
Lakeside Township has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside Township 2.1Glen Township 0.8
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township $2,125Glen Township $1,435
Trails+69%
Lakeside Township has more miles of trail
Lakeside Township 2.2 miGlen Township 1.3 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Lakeside 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.

Glen Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Lakeside Township and Glen 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
Glen TownshipLakeside Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Glen TownshipLakeside Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land8.9%5.2%
Community
Glen TownshipLakeside 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

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Glen TownshipLakeside TownshipGlen TownshipLakeside Township
Glen Township ↔ Lakeside Township13 miles apart · Same county
Who commutes between them
4 Glen Township residents work in Lakeside Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Glen Township →
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.

Glen TownshipLakeside Township
People
Population 499Highest 488Lowest
Median age 61.5±6.1Highest 59% above MN 60.9±1.5Lowest 57% above MN
Glen Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.6%±5Lowest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Lakeside Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.9%±11.9Highest MN: 17.3% 37.9%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Glen Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±2Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lakeside Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,500±$10kHighest 28% below MN $59,773±$6kLowest 33% below MN
Glen Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $332,700±$44kLowest about the MN average $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN
Lakeside Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,435Lowest 57% below MN $2,125Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Lakeside Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 10 yrs newer than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 38% above MN 53 minHighest 134% above MN
Work from home 19.1%±8.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Lakeside Township and Glen 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 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18 0.18
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (11%)Aitkin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Lakeside TownshipFew work in Glen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.9%Highest 5.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 2.1Highest
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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