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.

Down paymentRate%

Gonvick$1,290/mo

Typical home $215K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $475/mo · Housing →

Askov$1,050/mo

Typical home $171K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Gonvick and Askov.

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

GonvickAskov

Snow a year—64″

January low—-0°F

July high—78°F

Growing season (days)—129d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 44th

Outdoors & history

GonvickAskov

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1918

National Register places—3

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here2 —

Community

GonvickAskov

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

167 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GonvickMN AskovMN

Gonvick ↔ Askov167 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

GonvickAskov

People

Population 221Lowest 304Highest

Median age 38.5±23.5Lowest about the MN average 43.5±10Highest 12% above MN

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.2%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 15.5%±6.8Lowest MN: 22.9%

Age 65+ 14.5%±10.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.7%±5Highest MN: 17.3%

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13.4%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.9%±3Highest MN: 5.8%

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $33,750±$28kHighest 62% below MN $31,250±$11kLowest 65% below MN

Gonvick and Askov are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,100±$35kLowest 69% below MN $152,700±$19kHighest 54% below MN

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $475±$228Highest 63% below MN $346±$216Lowest 73% below MN

Gonvick and Askov are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $938Lowest 72% below MN $1,670Highest 50% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.1%±50Lowest MN: 48.1% 55.3%±17.4Highest MN: 48.1%

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 16.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 24.3%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 56.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 59% above MN 43 minHighest 90% above MN

Work from home 0%±11.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 6.5%±4.2Highest MN: 17.6%

Askov and Gonvick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.85Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Clearbrook (16%)Hinckley (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AskovFew work in Gonvick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Highest 22.4Lowest

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.

Gonvick vs Askov

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Gonvick

What daily life feels like in each

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