Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: trails (7.3× in Minnesota Township) and kids under 18 (+34.9 pts in Minnesota Township).
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.
Lien TownshipMinnesota Township
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People
Population188Highest129Lowest
Median age56.2±8.8Highest 48% above SD26.6±21.3Lowest 30% below SD
Lien Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 188.5%±16.5Lowest SD: 24.2%43.4%±6.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+29.8%±17.3Highest SD: 18%10.9%±28.6Lowest SD: 18%
Lien Township and Minnesota Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.