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Jupiter Township vs Tegner Township

Next-door neighbors in Kittson County. The biggest differences: trails (7.9× in Tegner Township) and size (4.1× in Jupiter Township).

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Jupiter Township, MNA small town of 135Kittson County · 135 people
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Tegner Township, MNA small town of 33Kittson County · 33 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.

Jupiter TownshipA small town of 135
Quiet strengthsJupiter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jupiter Township →
Tegner TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsTegner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tegner 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.

Trails7.9×
Tegner Township has more miles of trail
Tegner Township 15.8 miJupiter Township 2.0 mi
Size4.1×
Jupiter Township is the bigger place
Jupiter Township 135Tegner Township 33
Typical home built34 yrs
Tegner Township’s homes are older
Jupiter Township 1972Tegner Township 1938
Street grid+57%
Jupiter Township has the more walkable street grid
Jupiter Township 1.1Tegner Township 0.7
Conserved land+10.4 pts
Jupiter Township has more conserved land
Jupiter Township 10.7%Tegner Township 0.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Jupiter Township and Tegner Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jupiter TownshipTegner TownshipJupiter TownshipTegner Township
Jupiter Township ↔ Tegner 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
Jupiter TownshipTegner Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th78th
Outdoors & history
Jupiter TownshipTegner Township
Trails2 mi16 mi
Conserved land10.7%0.3%
Settled18831882
Community
Jupiter TownshipTegner 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.

Jupiter TownshipTegner Township
People
Population 135Highest 33Lowest
Median age 47.8±16.3Lowest 23% above MN 55.1±55.7Highest 42% above MN
Tegner Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17%±12.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.3%±69.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Tegner Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±14.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 36.4%±65.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Tegner Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 41.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±9.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±42.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Jupiter Township and Tegner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,750±$33kLowest 22% above MN $165,625±$33kHighest 86% above MN
Tegner Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,100±$66k 74% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,077 68% below MN —
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 min 15% below MN —
Work from home 0%±13.9 MN: 17.6% 0%±100 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hallock (18%)Hallock (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tegner TownshipFew work in Jupiter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.7%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 15.8 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 1.1Highest 0.7Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Jupiter 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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