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Kimberly Township vs Bowstring Township

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Bowstring Township) and conserved land (+28.4 pts in Bowstring Township).

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Kimberly Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 185 people
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Bowstring Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 177 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.

Kimberly TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors16.7% conserved land5.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Kimberly Township →
Bowstring TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Bowstring 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.

Trails3×
Bowstring Township has more miles of trail
Bowstring Township 16.0 miKimberly Township 5.4 mi
Conserved land+28.4 pts
Bowstring Township has more conserved land
Bowstring Township 45.1%Kimberly Township 16.7%
Average commute8 min
Kimberly Township has the shorter commute
Bowstring Township 36 minKimberly Township 28 min
Street grid+80%
Bowstring Township has the more walkable street grid
Bowstring Township 0.9Kimberly Township 0.5
★ 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.

Kimberly Township$1,320/mo
Typical home $232K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · Housing →
Bowstring Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $246K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Bowstring Township and Kimberly 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
Kimberly TownshipBowstring Township
Snow a year43″64″
January low-1°F-5°F
July high78°F77°F
Growing season (days)144d140d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th74th
Outdoors & history
Kimberly TownshipBowstring Township
Trails5 mi16 mi
Conserved land16.7%45.1%
Community
Kimberly TownshipBowstring 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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kimberly TownshipAitkin CountyBowstring TownshipItasca County
Kimberly Township ↔ Bowstring Township71 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.

Kimberly TownshipBowstring Township
People
Population 185Highest 177Lowest
Median age 64.3±1.4Highest 66% above MN 61.9±5.4Lowest 60% above MN
Kimberly Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.5%±11.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 12.4%±8.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Bowstring Township and Kimberly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45.4%±7.7Highest MN: 17.3% 35.6%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Kimberly Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8% 2.8%±2.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Kimberly Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$15kHighest 14% below MN $72,083±$15kLowest 19% below MN
Kimberly Township and Bowstring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,100±$35kLowest 30% below MN $246,200±$34kHighest 25% below MN
Bowstring Township and Kimberly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,196Lowest 64% below MN $1,344Highest 60% below MN
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 6.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Highest MN: 72.2% 97.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 22% above MN 36 minHighest 57% above MN
Work from home 13.9%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6% 2.8%±4.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Kimberly Township and Bowstring 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 17.3 miLowest 37.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (16%)Grand Rapids (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bowstring TownshipFew work in Kimberly Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.7%Lowest 45.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miLowest 16.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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