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Lammers Township vs Foreston

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (29.9× in Foreston) and work from home (+13.7 pts in Foreston).

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Lammers Township, MNA small town of 691Beltrami County · 691 people
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Foreston, MNA small town of 757Minnesota · 757 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.

Lammers TownshipA small town of 691
Quiet strengthsLammers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lammers Township →
ForestonA small town of 757
Quiet strengthsForeston doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Foreston →
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.

Street grid29.9×
Foreston has the more walkable street grid
Foreston 29.9Lammers Township 1.0
Work from home+13.7 pts
More people work from home in Foreston
Foreston 18.6%Lammers Township 4.9%
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Foreston
Foreston $3,092Lammers Township $2,148
Age 65++8.9 pts
Lammers Township has more people 65 and up
Lammers Township 15.8%Foreston 6.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Foreston

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.

Lammers Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Foreston$2,240/mo
Typical home $358K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $1,278/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Foreston and Lammers 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
Lammers TownshipForeston
Snow a year52″49″
January low-4°F1°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)130d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th55th
Outdoors & history
Lammers TownshipForeston
Trails8 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.4%0%
Archive photos—3
Community
Lammers TownshipForeston
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

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lammers TownshipBeltrami CountyForestonMN
Lammers Township ↔ Foreston142 miles apart
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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.

Lammers TownshipForeston
People
Population 691Lowest 757Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.7%Lowest MN: +7.6% +4.9%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 35.9±9.6Highest 7% below MN 34.6±5.9Lowest 11% below MN
Lammers Township and Foreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.2%±6.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.8%±4.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Foreston and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±2.5Highest MN: 17.3% 6.9%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±1.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Foreston and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,667±$13kHighest 9% above MN $92,000±$32kLowest 3% above MN
Lammers Township and Foreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,300±$34kHighest 16% below MN $253,600±$23kLowest 23% below MN
Lammers Township and Foreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,278±$133 about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,148Lowest 36% below MN $3,092Highest 8% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 48.7%±47.9Highest MN: 48.1%
Foreston and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 12 yrs newer than MN 2001Highest 22 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 39% above MN 33 minHighest 45% above MN
Work from home 4.9%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.6%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.81Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (55%)Milaca (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ForestonFew work in Lammers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 29.9Highest
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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