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Mayfield Township vs Keystone Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.2× in Keystone Township) and property tax bill (+79% in Mayfield Township).

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Mayfield Township, MNA small town of 44Pennington County · 44 people
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Keystone Township, MNA small town of 61Polk County · 61 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.

Mayfield TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield Township →
Keystone TownshipA small town of 61
Quiet strengthsKeystone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keystone 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.

Trails7.2×
Keystone Township has more miles of trail
Keystone Township 12.9 miMayfield Township 1.8 mi
Property tax bill+79%
Tax bills are bigger in Mayfield Township
Mayfield Township $2,625Keystone Township $1,464
Average commute6 min
Mayfield Township has the shorter commute
Keystone Township 27 minMayfield Township 22 min
★ 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.

Mayfield Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →
Keystone Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $219K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Mayfield Township and Keystone 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
Mayfield TownshipKeystone Township
Snow a year50″49″
January low-3°F-1°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)142d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th88th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipKeystone Township
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land4%0%
Settled—1881
Community
Mayfield TownshipKeystone 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield TownshipPennington CountyKeystone TownshipPolk County
Mayfield Township ↔ Keystone Township42 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.

Mayfield TownshipKeystone Township
People
Population 44Lowest 61Highest
Median age 44±31.2Highest 13% above MN 42.3±17Lowest 9% above MN
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±56.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.1%±21.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Keystone Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±57.4Highest MN: 17.3% 3.3%±54.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±23.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 9.8%±18Highest MN: 5.8%
Keystone Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,750±$13kHighest 5% above MN $90,000±$32kLowest about the MN average
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$102kHighest 32% below MN $218,800±$68kLowest 34% below MN
Mayfield Township and Keystone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,625Highest 22% below MN $1,464Lowest 56% below MN
Below poverty line 9.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 95%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below MN 27 minHighest 21% above MN
Work from home 4.5%±8.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.7%±10.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Keystone Township and Mayfield 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 15.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (46%)Grand Forks (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keystone TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 12.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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