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Grattan Township vs Keystone Township

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.3× in Grattan Township) and street grid (5× in Keystone Township).

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Grattan Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 35 people
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Keystone Township, MNA small town of 61Polk County · 61 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.

Grattan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors71.1% conserved land5.1 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Grattan Township →
Keystone TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsKeystone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keystone 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 worker15.3×
Grattan Township is more of a job hub
Grattan Township 2.60Keystone Township 0.17
Street grid5×
Keystone Township has the more walkable street grid
Keystone Township 1.0Grattan Township 0.2
Conserved land+71.1 pts
Grattan Township has more conserved land
Grattan Township 71.1%Keystone Township 0%
Trails2.5×
Keystone Township has more miles of trail
Keystone Township 12.9 miGrattan Township 5.1 mi
Typical home built24 yrs
Keystone Township’s homes are older
Grattan Township 1998Keystone Township 1974
Homeowners+10.4 pts renters
Grattan Township has more renters
Keystone Township 95%Grattan Township 84.6%
★ 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.

Grattan Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Keystone Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Grattan TownshipKeystone Township
Snow a year64″49″
January low-5°F-1°F
July high77°F80°F
Growing season (days)140d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th88th
Outdoors & history
Grattan TownshipKeystone Township
Trails5 mi13 mi
Conserved land71.1%0%
Settled—1881
Community
Grattan TownshipKeystone 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grattan TownshipItasca CountyKeystone TownshipPolk County
Grattan Township ↔ Keystone Township127 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.

Grattan TownshipKeystone Township
People
Population 35Lowest 61Highest
Median age 41.9±6.1Lowest 8% above MN 42.3±17Highest 9% above MN
Keystone Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.4%±65.2Highest MN: 22.9% 31.1%±21.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Grattan Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±81.1Highest MN: 17.3% 3.3%±54.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Grattan Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±29.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 9.8%±18Highest MN: 5.8%
Keystone Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,875±$41kHighest 14% above MN $90,000±$32kLowest about the MN average
Grattan Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$74kHighest 32% below MN $218,800±$68kLowest 34% below MN
Grattan Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Lowest 63% below MN $1,464Highest 56% below MN
Below poverty line 0% MN: 9.3% 0% MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 19 yrs newer than MN 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 18% above MN 27 minHighest 21% above MN
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.7%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Keystone Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.60Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (15%)Grand Forks (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keystone TownshipFew work in Grattan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 71.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miLowest 12.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grattan Township

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Ardenhurst Township135 people · $297K homes
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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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