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Larkin Township vs Echo

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (89.2× in Echo) and home values (+74% in Larkin Township).

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Larkin Township, MNA small town of 153Nobles County · 153 people
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Echo, MNHomes around $187KMinnesota · 197 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.

Larkin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsLarkin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Larkin Township →
EchoHomes around $187K
Housing$187K typical home47% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of MN districts All about Echo →
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.

Street grid89.2×
Echo has the more walkable street grid
Echo 80.3Larkin Township 0.9
Home values+74%
Homes cost more in Larkin Township
Larkin Township $180,400Echo $103,600
Jobs per worker4.1×
Echo is more of a job hub
Echo 0.73Larkin Township 0.18
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Larkin Township
Larkin Township $1,443Echo $1,155
Average commute5 min
Larkin Township has the shorter commute
Echo 25 minLarkin Township 20 min
Typical home built12 yrs
Echo’s homes are older
Larkin Township 1961Echo 1949
★ 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.

Larkin Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Echo$1,150/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Echo and Larkin 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Larkin TownshipNot graded C+EchoBetter than 36% of districts in the state
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
Larkin TownshipEcho
Snow a year45″44″
January low5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th44th
Outdoors & history
Larkin TownshipEcho
Settled—1884
Community
Larkin TownshipEcho
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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Larkin TownshipNobles CountyEchoMN
Larkin Township ↔ Echo66 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.

Larkin TownshipEcho
People
Population 153Lowest 197Highest
Median age 51.6±6.5Lowest 33% above MN 53.4±5Highest 38% above MN
Echo and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.7%±8.2Highest MN: 22.9% 11.7%±5.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±13.3Highest MN: 17.3% 21.3%±9.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±7Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.6%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Echo and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,083±$43kHighest 8% below MN $70,833±$19kLowest 20% below MN
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $180,400±$34kHighest 45% below MN $103,600±$24kLowest 69% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$360Highest 43% below MN $617±$24Lowest 52% below MN
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,443Highest 57% below MN $1,155Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 70%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 14.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MN 25 minHighest 10% above MN
Work from home 15.9%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±8.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Larkin Township and Echo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (26%)Marshall (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EchoFew work in Larkin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 80.3Highest
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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