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Keene Township vs Flowing Township

Next-door neighbors in Clay County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Flowing Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+20.3 pts in Flowing Township).

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Keene Township, MNA small town of 153Clay County · 153 people
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Flowing Township, MNA small town of 143Clay County · 143 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 →
Flowing TownshipA small town of 143
Quiet strengthsFlowing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flowing 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 worker4.3×
Flowing Township is more of a job hub
Flowing Township 0.17Keene Township 0.04
Bachelor’s degree++20.3 pts
More adults in Flowing Township have a degree
Flowing Township 33.3%Keene Township 13%
Average commute5 min
Flowing Township has the shorter commute
Keene Township 30 minFlowing Township 25 min
Trails+64%
Keene Township has more miles of trail
Keene Township 9.0 miFlowing Township 5.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Flowing 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.

Keene Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · Housing →
Flowing Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $316K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Flowing Township and Keene 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.

Where they are

Keene Township and Flowing Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Keene TownshipFlowing TownshipKeene TownshipFlowing Township
Keene Township ↔ Flowing Township7.0 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
Keene TownshipFlowing Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th95th
Outdoors & history
Keene TownshipFlowing Township
Trails9 mi6 mi
Conserved land12.1%9.6%
Community
Keene TownshipFlowing 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.

Keene TownshipFlowing Township
People
Population 153Highest 143Lowest
Median age 44.2±10.4Highest 14% above MN 17.7±16.4Lowest 54% below MN
Keene Township and Flowing 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% 52.4%±36.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Flowing 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% 11.9%±15.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Flowing 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% 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±7.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Keene Township and Flowing 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±$70kLowest 14% above MN $122,000±$36kHighest 37% above MN
Flowing Township and Keene 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 $315,600±$32kHighest 4% below MN
Flowing 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 $2,031Lowest 39% below MN
Below poverty line 1.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 10.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 32% above MN 25 minLowest 9% above MN
Work from home 12.5%±11.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.5%±9.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Flowing 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 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (31%)Fargo (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flowing TownshipFew work in Keene Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.1%Highest 9.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 5.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.6Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Keene Township

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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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Normania Township156 people · $260K homes
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Euclid Township138 people · $204K homes
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Cormant Township130 people · $250K homes
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Beseman Township141 people · $245K 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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