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Mamre Township vs Crate Township

17 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.2× in Mamre Township) and average commute (8 min in Mamre Township).

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Mamre Township, MNA small town of 289Kandiyohi County · 289 people
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Crate Township, MNA small town of 229Chippewa County · 229 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.

Mamre TownshipA small town of 289
Quiet strengthsMamre Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mamre Township →
Crate TownshipA small town of 229
Quiet strengthsCrate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crate Township →
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.

Jobs per worker3.2×
Mamre Township is more of a job hub
Mamre Township 0.42Crate Township 0.13
Average commute8 min
Mamre Township has the shorter commute
Crate Township 26 minMamre Township 17 min
Conserved land+11 pts
Mamre Township has more conserved land
Mamre Township 12.2%Crate Township 1.2%
★ What stands out · 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.

Mamre Township$1,730/mo
Typical home $292K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Crate Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · 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
Mamre TownshipCrate Township
Snow a year46″46″
January low3°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)159d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th73rd
Outdoors & history
Mamre TownshipCrate Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land12.2%—
Settled1870—
Community
Mamre TownshipCrate 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

17 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mamre TownshipCrate TownshipMamre TownshipCrate Township
Mamre Township ↔ Crate Township17 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.

Mamre TownshipCrate Township
People
Population 289Highest 229Lowest
Median age 45.6±8.4Lowest 18% above MN 47.6±12.4Highest 23% above MN
Crate Township and Mamre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9% 22.7%±6.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Mamre Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±2.3Highest MN: 17.3% 19.2%±14Lowest MN: 17.3%
Mamre Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±3.1Highest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Mamre Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,000±$26kLowest 7% above MN $105,000±$19kHighest 18% above MN
Crate Township and Mamre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,300±$48kHighest 11% below MN $291,100±$50kLowest 12% below MN
Mamre Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,402Lowest 28% below MN $2,719Highest 19% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Crate Township and Mamre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 24% below MN 26 minHighest 12% above MN
Work from home 16.2%±14.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.6%±16.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Crate Township and Mamre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Willmar (52%)Clara City (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crate TownshipFew work in Mamre Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
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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