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Hickory Township vs Equality Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (3.3× in Equality Township) and average commute (27 min in Hickory Township).

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Hickory Township, MNA small town of 98Pennington County · 98 people
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Equality Township, MNA small town of 126Red Lake County · 126 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.

Hickory TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHickory Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Equality TownshipA small town of 126
Quiet strengthsEquality Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Equality 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.

Household income3.3×
Households in Equality Township earn more
Equality Township $150,417Hickory Township $46,250
Average commute27 min
Hickory Township has the shorter commute
Equality Township 52 minHickory Township 25 min
Typical home built59 yrs
Hickory Township’s homes are older
Equality Township 1997Hickory Township 1938
Work from home+16.6 pts
More people work from home in Hickory Township
Hickory Township 17.9%Equality Township 1.3%
Bachelor’s degree++19.5 pts
More adults in Equality Township have a degree
Equality Township 22.7%Hickory Township 3.2%
Homeowners+12.2 pts renters
Equality Township has more renters
Hickory Township 97.4%Equality Township 85.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hickory Township and Equality Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hickory TownshipEquality TownshipHickory TownshipEquality Township
Hickory Township ↔ Equality Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Hickory TownshipEquality Township
Snow a year—50″
January low—-3°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th80th
Outdoors & history
Hickory TownshipEquality Township
Trails6 mi10 mi
Conserved land0.7%2.8%
National Register places—1
Community
Hickory TownshipEquality 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.

Hickory TownshipEquality Township
People
Population 98Lowest 126Highest
Median age 35±18.9Lowest 10% below MN 51.2±7.8Highest 32% above MN
Equality Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±23.9Highest MN: 22.9% 18.3%±14Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hickory Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.3%±21.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 19%±22.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Equality Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±11.2 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$1kLowest 48% below MN $150,417±$48kHighest 69% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $265,000±$18k 20% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,583 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 62.5%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 60.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above MN 52 minHighest 129% above MN
Work from home 17.9%±13.1Highest MN: 17.6% 1.3%±2.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (36%)Thief River Falls (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Equality TownshipFew work in Hickory Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miLowest 10.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
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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