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Kerrick Township vs Carsonville Township

135 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.9× in Carsonville Township) and conserved land (+32.3 pts in Carsonville Township).

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Kerrick Township, MNHomes around $222KPine County · 240 people
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Carsonville Township, MNAn outdoors townBecker County · 267 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.

Kerrick TownshipHomes around $222K
Housing$222K typical home37% below the MN typical home All about Kerrick Township →
Carsonville TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors34.6% conserved land62 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Carsonville 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.

Trails16.9×
Carsonville Township has more miles of trail
Carsonville Township 62.4 miKerrick Township 3.7 mi
Conserved land+32.3 pts
Carsonville Township has more conserved land
Carsonville Township 34.6%Kerrick Township 2.3%
Seasonal homes+24.5 pts
Kerrick Township has more second homes
Kerrick Township 41.4%Carsonville Township 16.9%
Age 65++13.8 pts
Kerrick Township has more people 65 and up
Kerrick Township 29.2%Carsonville Township 15.4%
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Kerrick Township
Kerrick Township $2,148Carsonville Township $1,700
Jobs per worker+72%
Carsonville Township is more of a job hub
Carsonville Township 0.67Kerrick Township 0.39
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Carsonville 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.

Kerrick Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Carsonville Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Carsonville Township and Kerrick 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.

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
Kerrick TownshipCarsonville Township
Snow a year64″52″
January low-0°F-4°F
July high78°F79°F
Growing season (days)129d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th47th
Outdoors & history
Kerrick TownshipCarsonville Township
Trails4 mi62 mi
Conserved land2.3%34.6%
Settled—1881
Archive photos2—
Community
Kerrick TownshipCarsonville 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

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kerrick TownshipPine CountyCarsonville TownshipBecker County
Kerrick Township ↔ Carsonville Township135 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.

Kerrick TownshipCarsonville Township
People
Population 240Lowest 267Highest
Median age 51.7±11.4Lowest 33% above MN 52.3±4.1Highest 35% above MN
Carsonville Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±5.7Highest MN: 22.9% 13.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Kerrick Township and Carsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.2%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3% 15.4%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 7.9%±6.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Carsonville Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$15kHighest 15% below MN $71,250±$36kLowest 20% below MN
Kerrick Township and Carsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$44kHighest 9% below MN $290,600±$65kLowest 12% below MN
Kerrick Township and Carsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,148Highest 36% below MN $1,700Lowest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 85.7%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Carsonville Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 37% above MN 30 minLowest 30% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±9.1Highest MN: 17.6% 11.2%±5.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Kerrick Township and Carsonville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (19%)Park Rapids (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Carsonville TownshipFew work in Kerrick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 34.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 62.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Kerrick 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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