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Keene Township vs Cormant Township

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+65% in Keene Township) and street grid (2.3× in Keene Township).

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Keene Township, MNA small town of 153Clay County · 153 people
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Cormant Township, MNA small town of 130Beltrami County · 130 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.

Keene TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsKeene Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keene Township →
Cormant TownshipA small town of 130
Quiet strengthsCormant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cormant 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.

Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Keene Township
Keene Township $2,275Cormant Township $1,375
Street grid2.3×
Keene Township has the more walkable street grid
Keene Township 0.7Cormant Township 0.3
Jobs per worker+50%
Cormant Township is more of a job hub
Cormant Township 0.06Keene Township 0.04
★ What stands out · 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.

Keene Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →
Cormant Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Keene TownshipCormant Township
Snow a year41″—
January low-1°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th63rd
Outdoors & history
Keene TownshipCormant Township
Trails9 mi—
Conserved land12.1%—
Community
Keene TownshipCormant 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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Keene TownshipClay CountyCormant TownshipBeltrami County
Keene Township ↔ Cormant Township102 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.

Keene TownshipCormant Township
People
Population 153Highest 130Lowest
Median age 44.2±10.4Highest 14% above MN 42.7±11.9Lowest 10% above MN
Keene Township and Cormant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.1%±8.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.8%±5.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Cormant Township and Keene Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.5%±16.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 18.5%±14.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Cormant Township and Keene Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Keene Township and Cormant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,250±$70kHighest 14% above MN $90,313±$13kLowest about the MN average
Keene Township and Cormant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,500±$115kLowest 28% below MN $250,000±$52kHighest 24% below MN
Cormant Township and Keene Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,275Highest 32% below MN $1,375Lowest 59% below MN
Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 1.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 32% above MN 33 minHighest 43% above MN
Work from home 12.5%±11.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.4%±7.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Cormant Township and Keene 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 23.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (31%)Blackduck (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cormant TownshipFew work in Keene Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.1%Highest 6.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.3Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Keene Township

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Flowing Township143 people · $316K homes
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Goose Prairie Township142 people · $323K homes
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Hagen Township179 people · $395K homes

Towns like Keene Township

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Beseman Township141 people · $245K homes
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Graham Lakes Township189 people · $265K homes

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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