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Lammers Township vs Jones Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7× in Lammers Township) and work from home (+26.8 pts in Jones Township).

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Lammers Township, MNA small town of 691Beltrami County · 691 people
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Jones Township, MNA small town of 453Beltrami County · 453 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 →
Jones TownshipA small town of 453
Quiet strengthsJones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jones 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 worker7×
Lammers Township is more of a job hub
Lammers Township 0.91Jones Township 0.13
Work from home+26.8 pts
More people work from home in Jones Township
Jones Township 31.7%Lammers Township 4.9%
Street grid3.3×
Lammers Township has the more walkable street grid
Lammers Township 1.0Jones Township 0.3
Home values+44%
Homes cost more in Lammers Township
Lammers Township $277,300Jones Township $192,200
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Lammers Township
Lammers Township $2,148Jones Township $1,477
Trails2.1×
Jones Township has more miles of trail
Jones Township 16.7 miLammers Township 8.1 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lammers 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.

Lammers Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Jones Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lammers Township and Jones 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

Lammers Township and Jones Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lammers TownshipJones TownshipLammers TownshipJones Township
Lammers Township ↔ Jones Township5.8 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
Lammers TownshipJones Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)130d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Lammers TownshipJones Township
Trails8 mi17 mi
Conserved land2.4%10.8%
Community
Lammers TownshipJones 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.

Lammers TownshipJones Township
People
Population 691Highest 453Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.7% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 35.9±9.6Lowest 7% below MN 36.8±6.6Highest 5% below MN
Jones Township and Lammers Township 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% 36.2%±20.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Jones Township 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% 9.3%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±1.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Jones Township 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 $86,875±$39kLowest about the MN average
Lammers Township and Jones Township 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 $192,200±$18kLowest 42% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,148Highest 36% below MN $1,477Lowest 56% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 9.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 99.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 39% above MN 24 minLowest 5% above MN
Work from home 4.9%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 31.7%±22.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (55%)Bemidji (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jones TownshipFew work in Lammers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 10.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miLowest 16.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.3Lowest
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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