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Hickory Township vs Star Township

Next-door neighbors in Pennington County. The biggest differences: median age (29.8 yrs in Star 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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Star Township, MNA small town of 61Pennington 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.

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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Star TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsStar Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Star 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.

Median age29.8 yrs
Star Township skews older
Star Township 64.8Hickory Township 35
Average commute27 min
Hickory Township has the shorter commute
Star Township 52 minHickory Township 25 min
Typical home built24 yrs
Hickory Township’s homes are older
Star Township 1962Hickory Township 1938
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hickory Township and Star Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hickory TownshipStar TownshipHickory TownshipStar Township
Hickory Township ↔ Star Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipStar Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th95th
Outdoors & history
Hickory TownshipStar Township
Trails6 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
Community
Hickory TownshipStar 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 TownshipStar Township
People
Population 98Highest 61Lowest
Median age 35±18.9Lowest 10% below MN 64.8±8.1Highest 67% above MN
Kids under 18 35.7%±23.9Highest MN: 22.9% 8.2%±41Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hickory Township and Star 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% 49.2%±31.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Star 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% 11.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±23.2 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$1kLowest 48% below MN $60,000±$32kHighest 33% below MN
Star Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $181,300±$108k 45% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,636 8% above MN
Below poverty line 60.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 8.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1962Highest 17 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 10% above MN 52 minHighest 130% above MN
Work from home 17.9%±13.1Highest MN: 17.6% 4.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hickory Township and Star 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 27.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (36%)Thief River Falls (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Star TownshipFew work in Hickory Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miLowest 6.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
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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