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.

Down paymentRate%

Kinghurst Township$1,350/mo

Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →

Fairhaven$1,520/mo

Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Fairhaven and Kinghurst 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

Kinghurst TownshipFairhaven

Snow a year64″48″

January low-5°F 3°F

July high77°F 82°F

Growing season (days)140d 144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 61st

Outdoors & history

Kinghurst TownshipFairhaven

Trails14 mi 0 mi

Conserved land75.6%0%

Community

Kinghurst TownshipFairhaven

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kinghurst TownshipItasca County FairhavenMN

Kinghurst Township ↔ Fairhaven165 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Kinghurst TownshipFairhaven

People

Population 222Lowest 255Highest

Median age 44±15.2Lowest 13% above MN 44.2±13.5Highest 14% above MN

Fairhaven and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.7%±14.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 23.9%±7.1Highest MN: 22.9%

Fairhaven and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 24.3%±13.5Highest MN: 17.3% 21.2%±9.4Lowest MN: 17.3%

Kinghurst Township and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.7%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±5.5 MN: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $86,250±$42kLowest 3% below MN $89,659±$7kHighest about the MN average

Fairhaven and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $238,900±$58kLowest 27% below MN $255,600±$31kHighest 22% below MN

Fairhaven and Kinghurst Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 66% below MN $2,152Highest 36% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —

Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.4%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 99%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 54 minHighest 139% above MN 31 minLowest 38% above MN

Work from home 13.6%±15.4Highest MN: 17.6% 12.9%±9.2Lowest MN: 17.6%

Kinghurst Township and Fairhaven 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 33.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (10%)St. Cloud (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairhavenFew work in Kinghurst Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 75.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 13.7Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Kinghurst Township vs Fairhaven

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Fairhaven

What daily life feels like in each

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