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Lee Township vs Glen Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: street grid (8× in Glen Township) and size (11.9× in Glen Township).

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Lee Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 42 people
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Glen Township, MNA small town of 499Aitkin County · 499 people
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.

Glen TownshipA small town of 499
Quiet strengthsGlen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Glen 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.

Lee Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · Housing →
Glen Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Glen Township and Lee 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

Lee Township and Glen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee TownshipGlen TownshipLee TownshipGlen Township
Lee Township ↔ Glen Township6.1 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
Lee TownshipGlen Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Lee TownshipGlen Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land24.3%8.9%
Community
Lee TownshipGlen 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.

Lee TownshipGlen Township
People
Population 42Lowest 499Highest
Median age 72±13.4Highest 86% above MN 61.5±6.1Lowest 59% above MN
Lee Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±67.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 9.6%±5Highest MN: 22.9%
Glen Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 61.9%±57.3Highest MN: 17.3% 39.9%±11.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Lee Township and Glen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±2Highest MN: 5.8%
Glen Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,042±$19kLowest 60% below MN $64,500±$10kHighest 28% below MN
Glen Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,100±$28kLowest 28% below MN $332,700±$44kHighest about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $738Lowest 78% below MN $1,435Highest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 23.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN 1989Highest 10 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 38% above MN
Work from home 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6% 19.1%±8.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Glen Township and Lee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miHighest 33.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (11%)Aitkin (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Glen TownshipFew work in Lee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.3%Highest 8.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.8Highest
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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