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Lee Township vs Park Township

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+26.7 pts in Park Township) and home values (+26% in Lee Township).

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Lee Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 42 people
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Park Township, MNAn outdoors townPine County · 46 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Lee 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 →
Park Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Lee Township and Park 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
Lee TownshipPark Township
Snow a year43″64″
January low-1°F-0°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th48th
Outdoors & history
Lee TownshipPark Township
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land24.3%51%
Community
Lee TownshipPark 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.

Where they are

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lee Township ↔ Park Township41 miles apart
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 TownshipPark Township
People
Population 42Lowest 46Highest
Median age 72±13.4Lowest 86% above MN 73±37.8Highest 88% above MN
Park Township and Lee 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% 19.6%±54.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Park 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% 60.9%±78.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Lee Township and Park 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% 18.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±33.7 MN: 5.8% 0%±30.7 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,042±$19kHighest 60% below MN $34,063±$13kLowest 62% below MN
Lee Township and Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,100±$28kHighest 28% below MN $188,100±$7kLowest 43% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $738Lowest 78% below MN $919Highest 73% below MN
Below poverty line 23.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±100 MN: 17.6% 0%±100 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.8 miLowest 104.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (11%)Wayzata (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Park TownshipFew work in Lee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.3%Lowest 51%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miLowest 7.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1 0.1
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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