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Maple Ridge Township vs Skree Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+89% in Skree Township) and street grid (2.5× in Skree Township).

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Maple Ridge Township, MNA small town of 138Beltrami County · 138 people
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Skree Township, MNAn outdoors townClay County · 156 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.

Maple Ridge TownshipA small town of 138
Quiet strengthsMaple Ridge Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maple Ridge Township →
Skree TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors21.1% conserved land9.6 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Skree 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.

Property tax bill+89%
Tax bills are bigger in Skree Township
Skree Township $3,139Maple Ridge Township $1,663
Street grid2.5×
Skree Township has the more walkable street grid
Skree Township 1.0Maple Ridge Township 0.4
Conserved land+19.8 pts
Skree Township has more conserved land
Skree Township 21.1%Maple Ridge Township 1.3%
Average commute5 min
Skree Township has the shorter commute
Maple Ridge Township 35 minSkree Township 31 min
Trails+55%
Maple Ridge Township has more miles of trail
Maple Ridge Township 14.9 miSkree Township 9.6 mi
★ 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.

Maple Ridge Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Skree Township$1,830/mo
Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · 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
Maple Ridge TownshipSkree Township
Snow a year—50″
January low—-1°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th80th
Outdoors & history
Maple Ridge TownshipSkree Township
Trails15 mi10 mi
Conserved land1.3%21.1%
Community
Maple Ridge TownshipSkree 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maple Ridge TownshipBeltrami CountySkree TownshipClay County
Maple Ridge Township ↔ Skree Township90 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.

Maple Ridge TownshipSkree Township
People
Population 138Lowest 156Highest
Median age 32.9±11.6Lowest 15% below MN 35.5±15.7Highest 9% below MN
Skree Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±14.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 35.9%±10.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Skree Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±18.7Highest MN: 17.3% 11.5%±12.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Maple Ridge Township and Skree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest MN: 39.4% 23%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±5.4Highest MN: 5.8% 3.8%±9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Maple Ridge Township and Skree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,500±$43kHighest 26% above MN $97,250±$9kLowest 9% above MN
Maple Ridge Township and Skree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $326,900±$105kHighest about the MN average $300,000±$89kLowest 9% below MN
Maple Ridge Township and Skree Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,663Lowest 50% below MN $3,139Highest 6% below MN
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.2% MN: 72.2% 98.2% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 55% above MN 31 minLowest 35% above MN
Work from home 7.9%±11.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.1%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Skree Township and Maple Ridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (31%)Fargo (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Skree TownshipFew work in Maple Ridge Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 21.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 14.9 miHighest 9.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Maple Ridge Township

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Alaska Township240 people · $191K homes
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Liberty Township913 people · $261K homes
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Roosevelt Township192 people · $226K homes

Towns like Maple Ridge Township

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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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