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Lambert Township vs Garnes Township

Next-door neighbors in Red Lake County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.5× in Lambert Township) and age 65+ (+41.1 pts in Lambert Township).

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Lambert Township, MNA small town of 94Red Lake County · 94 people
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Garnes Township, MNA small town of 198Red Lake County · 198 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.

Lambert TownshipA small town of 94
Quiet strengthsLambert Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lambert Township →
Garnes TownshipA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsGarnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Garnes 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.

Jobs per worker8.5×
Lambert Township is more of a job hub
Lambert Township 0.17Garnes Township 0.02
Age 65++41.1 pts
Lambert Township has more people 65 and up
Lambert Township 53.2%Garnes Township 12.1%
Median age28.7 yrs
Lambert Township skews older
Lambert Township 69.7Garnes Township 41
Typical home built33 yrs
Lambert Township’s homes are older
Garnes Township 1990Lambert Township 1957
Bachelor’s degree++12.2 pts
More adults in Garnes Township have a degree
Garnes Township 31.2%Lambert Township 19%
Homeowners+11.7 pts renters
Lambert Township has more renters
Garnes Township 100%Lambert Township 88.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Garnes 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.

Lambert Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →
Garnes Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $262K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Garnes Township and Lambert 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

Lambert Township and Garnes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lambert TownshipGarnes TownshipLambert TownshipGarnes Township
Lambert Township ↔ Garnes Township7.1 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
Lambert TownshipGarnes Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Lambert TownshipGarnes Township
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land0%0.4%
Archive photos—4
Community
Lambert TownshipGarnes 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.

Lambert TownshipGarnes Township
People
Population 94Lowest 198Highest
Median age 69.7±13.8Highest 80% above MN 41±8Lowest 6% above MN
Kids under 18 14.9%±22.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 34.3%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Garnes Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 53.2%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3% 12.1%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±11.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Lambert Township and Garnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $133,333±$26k 50% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $196,900±$94kLowest 40% below MN $262,000±$31kHighest 20% below MN
Garnes Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $981Lowest 71% below MN $1,136Highest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 35.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 15% below MN 25 minHighest 11% above MN
Work from home 12.5%±11.1Highest MN: 17.6% 7.3%±4.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Lambert Township and Garnes 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 24.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (38%)Thief River Falls (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Garnes TownshipFew work in Lambert Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.7 miHighest 5.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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