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Hamlin Township vs Larkin Township

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.3× in Larkin Township) and typical home built (23 yrs in Hamlin Township).

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Hamlin Township, MNA small town of 151Lac qui Parle County · 151 people
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Larkin Township, MNA small town of 153Nobles County · 153 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.

Hamlin TownshipA small town of 151
Quiet strengthsHamlin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hamlin Township →
Larkin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsLarkin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Larkin 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.

Jobs per worker2.3×
Larkin Township is more of a job hub
Larkin Township 0.18Hamlin Township 0.08
Typical home built23 yrs
Hamlin Township’s homes are older
Larkin Township 1961Hamlin Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Hamlin 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.

Hamlin Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Larkin Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Hamlin Township and Larkin 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
Hamlin TownshipLarkin Township
Snow a year51″45″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th37th
Outdoors & history
Hamlin TownshipLarkin Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land4.7%—
Settled1879—
Community
Hamlin TownshipLarkin 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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hamlin TownshipLac qui Parle CountyLarkin TownshipNobles County
Hamlin Township ↔ Larkin Township85 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.

Hamlin TownshipLarkin Township
People
Population 151Lowest 153Highest
Median age 50.2±10.2Lowest 29% above MN 51.6±6.5Highest 33% above MN
Larkin Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±9Highest MN: 22.9% 13.7%±8.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hamlin Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.2%±7Highest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±13.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Hamlin Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±3.6Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Hamlin Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,125±$40kLowest 24% below MN $82,083±$43kHighest 8% below MN
Larkin Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $231,300±$52kHighest 30% below MN $180,400±$34kLowest 45% below MN
Hamlin Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$360 43% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,475Highest 56% below MN $1,443Lowest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Larkin Township and Hamlin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 21% below MN 20 minHighest 13% below MN
Work from home 13.9%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.9%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Larkin Township and Hamlin 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 22.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dawson (12%)Worthington (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Larkin TownshipFew work in Hamlin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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