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Keystone Township vs Mayfield Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.2× in Keystone Township) and property tax bill (+79% in Mayfield Township).

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Keystone Township, MNA small town of 61Polk County · 61 people
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Mayfield Township, MNA small town of 44Pennington County · 44 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.

Keystone TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsKeystone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keystone Township →
Mayfield TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield 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.

Trails7.2×
Keystone Township has more miles of trail
Keystone Township 12.9 miMayfield Township 1.8 mi
Property tax bill+79%
Tax bills are bigger in Mayfield Township
Mayfield Township $2,625Keystone Township $1,464
Average commute6 min
Mayfield Township has the shorter commute
Keystone Township 27 minMayfield Township 22 min
★ 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.

Keystone Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Mayfield Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Mayfield Township and Keystone 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
Keystone TownshipMayfield Township
Snow a year49″50″
January low-1°F-3°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)144d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th95th
Outdoors & history
Keystone TownshipMayfield Township
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%4%
Settled1881—
Community
Keystone TownshipMayfield 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Keystone TownshipPolk CountyMayfield TownshipPennington County
Keystone Township ↔ Mayfield Township42 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.

Keystone TownshipMayfield Township
People
Population 61Highest 44Lowest
Median age 42.3±17Lowest 9% above MN 44±31.2Highest 13% above MN
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±21.3Highest MN: 22.9% 15.9%±56.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Keystone Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.3%±54.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 25%±57.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.8%±18Highest MN: 5.8% 2.3%±23.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Keystone Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,000±$32kLowest about the MN average $93,750±$13kHighest 5% above MN
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $218,800±$68kLowest 34% below MN $225,000±$102kHighest 32% below MN
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,464Lowest 56% below MN $2,625Highest 22% below MN
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 21% above MN 22 minLowest 4% below MN
Work from home 14.7%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6% 4.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Keystone Township and Mayfield 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 15.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grand Forks (41%)Thief River Falls (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mayfield TownshipFew work in Keystone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.8Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Keystone Township

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Nesbit Township182 people · $341K homes
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Towns like Keystone 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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