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Grattan Township vs Kinghurst Township

Next-door neighbors in Itasca County. The biggest differences: average commute (28 min in Grattan Township) and size (6.3× in Kinghurst Township).

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Grattan Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 35 people
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Kinghurst Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 222 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 →
Kinghurst TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors75.6% conserved land14 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Kinghurst 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.

Average commute28 min
Grattan Township has the shorter commute
Kinghurst Township 54 minGrattan Township 27 min
Size6.3×
Kinghurst Township is the bigger place
Kinghurst Township 222Grattan Township 35
Street grid2.5×
Kinghurst Township has the more walkable street grid
Kinghurst Township 0.5Grattan Township 0.2
Trails2.7×
Kinghurst Township has more miles of trail
Kinghurst Township 13.7 miGrattan Township 5.1 mi
Typical home built20 yrs
Kinghurst Township’s homes are older
Grattan Township 1998Kinghurst Township 1978
Homeowners+12.7 pts renters
Grattan Township has more renters
Kinghurst Township 97.3%Grattan Township 84.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Grattan Township and Kinghurst Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grattan TownshipKinghurst TownshipGrattan TownshipKinghurst Township
Grattan Township ↔ Kinghurst Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 →
Kinghurst Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Kinghurst Township and Grattan 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
Grattan TownshipKinghurst Township
Snow a year64″64″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high77°F77°F
Growing season (days)140d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Grattan TownshipKinghurst Township
Trails5 mi14 mi
Conserved land71.1%75.6%
Community
Grattan TownshipKinghurst 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.

Grattan TownshipKinghurst Township
People
Population 35Lowest 222Highest
Median age 41.9±6.1Lowest 8% above MN 44±15.2Highest 13% above MN
Kinghurst 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% 20.7%±14.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Grattan Township and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±81.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 24.3%±13.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Kinghurst Township and Grattan 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% 14.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±29.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±6.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Grattan Township and Kinghurst 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 $86,250±$42kLowest 3% below MN
Grattan Township and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$74kLowest 32% below MN $238,900±$58kHighest 27% below MN
Kinghurst Township and Grattan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Highest 63% below MN $1,125Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 19 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 18% above MN 54 minHighest 139% above MN
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.6%±15.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Kinghurst 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 33.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.60Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (15%)Bigfork (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kinghurst Township5% work in Grattan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 71.1%Lowest 75.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miLowest 13.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.5Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Grattan Township

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Towns like Grattan Township

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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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