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Lind Township vs Grace Township

244 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.1× in Lind Township) and typical home built (37 yrs in Grace Township).

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Lind Township, MNA small town of 27Roseau County · 27 people
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Grace Township, MNA small town of 62Chippewa County · 62 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.

Lind TownshipA small town of 27
Quiet strengthsLind Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Grace TownshipA small town of 62
Quiet strengthsGrace Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Trails11.1×
Lind Township has more miles of trail
Lind Township 16.7 miGrace Township 1.5 mi
Typical home built37 yrs
Grace Township’s homes are older
Lind Township 1993Grace Township 1956
Street grid2×
Grace Township has the more walkable street grid
Grace Township 1.0Lind Township 0.5
Size2.3×
Grace Township is the bigger place
Grace Township 62Lind Township 27
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
Lind TownshipGrace Township
Snow a year—46″
January low—2°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd48th
Outdoors & history
Lind TownshipGrace Township
Trails17 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.9%7.1%
Community
Lind TownshipGrace 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

244 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lind TownshipRoseau CountyGrace TownshipChippewa County
Lind Township ↔ Grace Township244 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.

Lind TownshipGrace Township
People
Population 27Lowest 62Highest
Median age 53.5±0.2Lowest 38% above MN 55.8±3.7Highest 44% above MN
Grace Township and Lind Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest MN: 22.9% 8.1%±40Highest MN: 22.9%
Grace Township and Lind Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±100Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.6%±36.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Grace Township and Lind Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MN: 39.4% 7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±52.4 MN: 5.8% 0%±22.8 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,556±$14kLowest about the MN average $90,893±$22kHighest about the MN average
Grace Township and Lind Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $130,000±$27k 61% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,063 68% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 77.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 15% below MN
Work from home 0%±41.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.1%±5.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Grace Township and Lind Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenbush (27%)Montevideo (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grace TownshipFew work in Lind Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.7 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lind Township

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Dewey Township140 people · $166K homes
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Deer Township145 people · $152K homes
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East Park Township26 people
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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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