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Larkin Township vs Summit Lake Township

Next-door neighbors in Nobles County. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Summit Lake Township) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Summit Lake Township).

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Larkin Township, MNA small town of 153Nobles County · 153 people
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Summit Lake Township, MNA small town of 293Nobles County · 293 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 →
Summit Lake TownshipA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsSummit Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Lake 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.

Trails8×
Summit Lake Township has more miles of trail
Summit Lake Township 3.2 miLarkin Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Summit Lake Township is more of a job hub
Summit Lake Township 0.39Larkin Township 0.18
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit Lake Township
Summit Lake Township $1,938Larkin Township $1,443
Street grid+56%
Summit Lake Township has the more walkable street grid
Summit Lake Township 1.4Larkin Township 0.9
Typical home built16 yrs
Summit Lake Township’s homes are older
Larkin Township 1961Summit Lake Township 1945
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Summit Lake Township has more renters
Larkin Township 91.3%Summit Lake Township 82.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Larkin TownshipSummit Lake TownshipLarkin TownshipSummit Lake Township
Larkin Township ↔ Summit Lake Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 →
Summit Lake Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Larkin TownshipSummit Lake Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th42nd
Outdoors & history
Larkin TownshipSummit Lake Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—0.5%
Community
Larkin TownshipSummit Lake 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.

Larkin TownshipSummit Lake Township
People
Population 153Lowest 293Highest
Median age 51.6±6.5Highest 33% above MN 43.3±18.4Lowest 12% above MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.7%±8.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.8%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±13.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 26.3%±4.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township 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% 8.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±7 MN: 5.8% 2%±1.6 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,083±$43kHighest 8% below MN $80,000±$41kLowest 10% below MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township 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 $171,300±$56kLowest 48% below MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$360 43% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,443Lowest 57% below MN $1,938Highest 42% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±82.4Highest MN: 48.1%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township 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% 19.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 13% below MN 16 minLowest 29% below MN
Work from home 15.9%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6% 10.1%±6.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (26%)Worthington (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit Lake TownshipFew work in Larkin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.4Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Larkin Township

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Wilmont280 people · $158K homes
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Lismore Township105 people · $252K homes
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Towns like Larkin Township

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Holyoke Township192 people · $218K homes
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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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